The region became the third in the PFA in terms of the volume of this product output after Tatarstan and Udmurtia. According to Rosstat, in February 2026, milk processing enterprises in Russia produced almost 65.2 thousand tons of cheese—1.1% more than in the same month last year. The Central Federal District took first place in this indicator—34.1 thousand tons. In second place was the Volga Federal District with 16.0 thousand tons, which is 26.7% more than a year earlier. The Siberian District was in third position—5.6 thousand tons. The share of the Volga Federal District products accounted for 24.6% of the total volume in the country. In the ranking of the regions of the Volga Federal District for cheese production for the second month of the current year, the Republic of Bashkortostan took third place (1.8 thousand tons), behind Tatarstan (3.4 thousand tons) and Udmurtia (2.3 thousand tons). The region's share in the district volume was 11.1%. In February, cheese production ...