Russia has improved its global ranking in cow productivity, rising to 18th place and surpassing Argentina, Poland, and Slovakia. This improvement is due to the introduction of large industrial dairy complexes, systematical work in feed, genetics, and herd reproduction. The undisputed leader in the rating is Agroholding 'Steppe' with an indicator of 15,258 kg / head / year, followed by SPK Kilachevsky and ZAO im. Lenin. The Krasnodar Territory has surpassed the Leningrad Region in productivity, largely due to new large industrial complexes. However, the industry faces risks such as increased cost price, reduced herd size, and higher costs for new investment projects and borrowed funds for construction and operation of dairy complexes.