Russia increased exports of dairy products by 18% in 2023

Exports of dairy products from Russia in 2023 increased by 18% compared to the previous year. This was stated by the General Director of the National Union of Milk Producers (Soyuzmoloko) Artem Belov during the First Forum of Dairy Industry Leaders. “In the last few years, growth in consumption and exports has become serious drivers of the domestic market - especially in 2023 - growth in consumption and exports. According to our estimates, last year consumption grew by about 5%, exports grew by 18%,” Belov said. “A very important trend is that we have begun to export goods that are in demand on the world market, commodity commodities. For example, there has been an almost fivefold increase in the supply of skim milk powder, and an almost threefold increase in the supply of whey powder,” he added. As Vladimir Skvortsov, director of the department of food and processing industry of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, said, Russian dairy products are supplied to about 60 ...