Present day situation in the dairy sector of Russia

Due to low purchasing prices 90% of the Russian milk producers are close to the edge. Producers incur significant losses (2.5 roubles per l of milk) that effect cows' number. Milk herd has been reduced by 200 thousand heads. Before autumn the major part of small and medium producers will leave dairy breeding and as a result Russian market will suffer from milk products deficiency. This is the forecast given by the Chairman of the National Union of Milk Producers, President of the companies group The Russian Farms A. Danilenko at the press conference that took place on 11 August at the Press Center of the RIA Novosty. The urgent problems of the agriculture and milk processing sector including prices formation were reviewed.

Milk herd, dairy breeding, milk product, prices formation