Russian enterprises are increasing the production of whey for infant formula

There will be almost three times less import of these products The production of powdered infant formula in Russia is growing on average by 17% per year, of which breast milk substitutes account for 31%. In 2022, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, domestic companies met the country's needs for these products by 80%. The Ministry of Agriculture proposes to reduce the quota for the import of whey powder with a demineralization level of 90% (D-90) to 580 tons in 2024. The corresponding draft order is undergoing public discussion on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. We are talking about one of the main components of dry formulas that are used as breast milk substitutes. The limit on it in 2023 is 1.5 thousand tons, in 2022 - 3.7 thousand tons, in 2021 - 2 thousand tons. “This is one of the most important and promising segments of the dairy market. <...> In 2022, about 44.4 thousand tons of dry milk products for young children were produced, including milk porridges, ...