EUROPA - Russia: dairy sector: opportunities, priorities and trends
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the level of self-sufficiency in milk last year was 84.1%, while the Food Security Doctrine assumes at least 90%. The head of the department Dmitry Patrushev said this at the XII Congress of the National Union of Milk Producers ("Soyuzmoloko"), which was held on January 27 in Moscow. There are good opportunities for further development in the dairy industry, the minister said.