Russia: Irkutsk Region intends to resume state support for dairy producers in 2025

In 2025, the Irkutsk Region plans to resume subsidies for processing cow, goat and sheep milk, the press service of the regional government reported on Monday. "In order to stimulate milk processing volumes and support processors, it is planned to resume providing a subsidy to support the processing of raw cattle, goat and sheep milk into food products," the report says, citing information from the regional Ministry of Agriculture. Thus, 25.3 million rubles have been allocated to support milk processing enterprises in the coming year. Of these, 18.7 million rubles are federal budget funds, 6.6 million rubles are regional funds. The subsidy will be calculated based on the volume of milk processed, the report specifies. In addition, in order to restore the number of dairy cattle (which suffered from contagious lumpy skin disease in 2024 - IF) and increase milk production volumes, it is planned to "work out the issue of supporting the construction of dairy farms for 100, 200, 400 or ...