In Russia, commercial milk production increased by 3.1%

According to Soyuzmolok, in the first quarter, the production of commercial milk increased by 3.1% compared to the same period in 2021 and amounted to 5.58 million tons. Including in agricultural organizations, the growth was 4.1% to 4.49 million tons, according to Milknews. The processing sector also showed positive dynamics. At the same time, the production of exchange goods with a high export potential, such as dry dairy products and butter, is increasing. For the first quarter of this year, the production of whole milk powder increased by 34% to 15.8 thousand tons, skimmed milk powder - by 18% to 23 thousand tons, butter - by 11% to 70.3 thousand tons, writes Milknews with reference to Soyuzmoloko. The production of a number of other product categories also continued to grow: ice cream - by 9% to 105.2 thousand tons, cream - by 9% to 63.8 thousand tons, cheese - by 6% to 149.7 thousand tons, dry whey — by 2% to 45 thousand tons. The general director of Soyuzmolok, Artem Belov, ...