In the first quarter of this year, Russia's drinking cream production surged by 24.8% to 87,000 tons due to high demand and its versatile use in the food industry. Consumption mirrored this increase, reaching 57,000 tons. Despite the rise in production, warehouse stocks were 8% higher than the previous year, at 6,100 tons. Since 2016, there has been a consistent annual growth in drinking cream production, with notable increases in recent years. Additionally, the overall production of whole milk products in Russia grew by 4.3% to 2.96 million tons in the same period.