The stock of fermented milk cultures in the Russian Federation has been formed

The National Union of Milk Producers (Soyuzmoloko) supports the idea of ​​additional state support for producers of starter cultures for the production of fermented milk products, although there is currently no shortage of them on the market, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the union. Sergei Lisovsky, a member of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Affairs, sent a letter to the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev stating that fermented milk producers in the Russian Federation encountered problems when buying sourdough abroad and therefore they are asking for additional state support, the Izvestia newspaper wrote earlier on Monday . "Despite the fact that at present there is no shortage of starter cultures on the market, and the largest producers have formed a stock of imported ingredients, the issue of import substitution in this sector is relevant due to foreign policy events," the union noted. Russia provides itself with kefir starters, but for other types of ...