How Russian dairy agricultural exports have transformed in 2023

At the First Forum of Dairy Industry Leaders, which took place on January 23 in Moscow, a plenary discussion entitled “Russia on the Dairy Map of the World 2030” took place. Forum participants discussed current trends in the global dairy market, priorities in the development of exports from Russia and factors affecting the competitiveness of domestic companies. The head of the Federal Center “Agroexport”, Dmitry Krasnov, presented an analysis of Russian dairy agricultural exports. Dmitry Krasnov noted that since 2023, Russian exports of dairy products began to go through a period of transformation. Previously, the main growth in dairy exports was achieved through the supply of finished products to neighboring countries, but now the export of dry dairy products, including distant markets, plays a key role. Over the past year, the volume of supplies of milk powder from Russia increased almost 6 times, to 20 thousand tons, and whey - 2 times, to 24 thousand tons. In general, the ...