At the end of 2021, Russia increased cheese exports by 20%

Export of butter increased by 28% In 2021, Russia increased the export of cheese and butter compared to 2020. Moreover, deliveries of these products abroad continue to grow in January 2022, the Rosselkhoznadzor reported, citing data from the Argus information system. The ministry clarified that cheese exports grew by 20% in 2021, to 24.37 thousand tons. In 2020, Russia shipped 20.22 thousand tons of this product abroad. The top three buyers are Kazakhstan (delivered 9.83 thousand tons in 2021), Ukraine (8.16 thousand tons) and Belarus (2.76 thousand tons). Cheese shipments to Azerbaijan increased 2.4 times (from 224 tons in 2020 to 551 tons in 2021) and 2.3 times to Uzbekistan (from 410 tons to 983 tons). Butter exports grew by 28% in 2021 compared to 2020, from 3.63 thousand tons to 4.65 thousand tons. Ukraine was named among the main importers of products in Rosselkhoznadzor. “3.05 thousand tons of oil were delivered there, which is 37% more than in 2020 (2.23 thousand tons),” ...