The Volga region showed the maximum growth in raw milk production over three quarters—5.8%

In the Volga Federal District, the country's highest volume of butter production (31.7%) and drinking milk (29.2%) is observed. In 2025, as in the past, Russia is seeing a slight growth in raw milk production. According to Rosstat, for the three quarters (January–September), the gross milk yield in the country reached 26.2 million tonnes (excluding data from new regions) – this is 0.3% more than a year ago. Agricultural organizations continue to provide the main increase in the indicator – they increased production by 3.4% to 16.2 million tonnes. Milk production by small agribusiness entities is still lagging behind last year's level: household farms produced 7.9 million tonnes, and peasant (farmer) farms and individual entrepreneurs produced 2.1 million tonnes. More than half of all milk produced in the Russian Federation was produced in the Volga (32.2%, or 8.4 million tonnes) and Central (20.6%, or 5.4 million tonnes) federal districts. This is primarily due to high yields in ...