Dairy products of Kazakhstan production cover only 81.6% of the country's needs

Dairy products of Kazakh production cover only 81.6% of the country's needs, said at a government meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported. As Vladimir Kozhevnikova, head of the Dairy Union of Kazakhstan, noted, Kazakhstan has all the necessary capacities for processing milk and meeting the needs of the population in dairy products. But factories are underloaded due to lack of raw materials. “Today, our commodity resources are seriously lagging behind processing capabilities. There are several reasons, the main one is the lack of marketable milk. Today, 50% of the milk supplied for processing does not meet the requirements of the CU regulations,” said Vladimir Kozhevnikov. Producers complained that they buy natural milk at a high price, and then they cannot sell the products due to the dominance of imports. Meanwhile, during this year, the price of raw milk has ...