The article provides an overview of the XIII Congress of the National Union of Milk Producers in Russia, which took place on January 25, 2022. The conference brought together key figures in Russian agriculture to discuss the state of the dairy industry and set future goals. Despite the pandemic, Russia saw an increase in raw milk production and finished dairy product output in 2021. The government is focusing on export growth and quality control, with efforts to integrate Russian and Belarusian information systems for traceability of imported products. The congress also discussed the modernization of the dairy industry, with significant investment in upgrading livestock farms and implementing new support measures for milk production and processing, including subsidies for cow, goat, and sheep milk processing.