MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTION CONTINUES TO DECLINE

Milk and Dairy Products Production, August 2019

777 thousand 969 tons of cow’s milk was collected by commercial dairy enterprises in August

The amount of collected cow’s milk decreased by 7.4% in August compared to the same month of the previous year.

Drinking milk production by commercial dairy enterprises in August was 112 thousand 365 tons and decreased by 13.1% compared to the same month of the previous year. Cow cheese production decreased by 10.4% with 54 thousand 439 tons compared to the same month of the previous year. Cheese varieties obtained from sheep, goat, buffalo and mixed milk increased by 12.6% compared to the same month of the previous year with 3 thousand 301 tons.

Yoghurt production decreased by 0.2% compared to the same month of the previous year with 107 thousand 264 tons. Ayran production, on the other hand, decreased by 3,9% compared to the same month of the previous year, with 63,802 tons.

Cow milk collected by commercial dairy enterprises in August was found to have an average of 3.4% fat and an average of 3.2% protein.