Belarus sold half a billion dollars worth of cheeses and cottage cheese in six months

Cheese and cottage cheese continue to bring big money to Belarusian dairy producers. For six months, exports for this item exceeded half a billion dollars. The second place in terms of revenue from butter - more than $ 180 million, follows from the latest Belstat data for the first half of the year. The most diversified are the supplies of milk powder and whey abroad. Exports of uncondensed milk and cream in June amounted to 16.8 thousand tons, slightly increasing in comparison with May. In just six months, it decreased by 21.8% to 97.5 thousand tons, and in value terms fell by 15.8% to $ 80.72 million. The Russian market accounted for 87% of supplies or 84.9 thousand tons. Compared to the same period last year, exports to Russia fell by 28.1%. In value terms, it decreased by 20.3% to $ 73.09 million. 3.8 thousand tons of non-condensed products were supplied to China, which is 9.7 times more than last year. Deliveries of powdered and condensed milk and cream in June reached ...