Three-quarters of cheese consumed in Russia are domestically produced, says expert

Published 2022년 2월 2일

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In 2021, Russian cheese exports experienced an 18.6% increase, reaching a record 33.3 thousand tons, as reported by Rosselkhozbank. This growth is largely due to the rise in domestic demand, with local production accounting for three-quarters of the cheese consumed. The food embargo in 2014 played a significant role in boosting the country's cheese production. Although imports have seen a consistent annual growth of 10%, the majority of cheese consumed in Russia is still locally sourced. The main export destinations include Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan. The most popular types of farm cheeses in Russia are stracciatella, halloumi, and hard varieties, with the overall cheese consumption surging by a quarter over the past six years.

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Export of Russian cheese in 2021 increased by 18.6%, to a record 33.3 thousand tons The growing domestic demand for cheese in the Russian Federation is satisfied primarily by the growth of its production in the country, three-quarters of the cheese consumed in Russia is of domestic production. This is stated in the analytical materials of Rosselkhozbank, RIA Novosti reports. “Back in 2013, one conventional kilogram of cheese in our country was more than half foreign, but now 750 grams of this kilogram are already of Russian origin,” the materials say. It is noted that the introduction of a food embargo on the supply of products from a number of countries in August 2014 was a key growth driver for cheesemaking. “The impact of the food embargo has really become visible since 2015. Self-sufficiency in cheese and cheese products increased sharply compared to 2014 — by 13 percentage points, and relative to 2013 — by 24 percentage points, and has not been decreasing since then,” says ...

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