Belarus sold cheese and cottage cheese for $0.5 billion

Cheese and cottage cheese continue to bring big money to Belarusian dairymen. For six months, exports of this item exceeded half a billion dollars.

Butter has the second place in terms of revenue - more than $180 million, follows from the latest data from Belstat for the first half of the year. The most diversified supplies of MILK powder and whey remain abroad.

Cheese and cottage cheese continue to bring big money to Belarusian dairymen. For six months, exports of this item exceeded half a billion dollars.

Butter has the second place in terms of revenue - more than $180 million, follows from the latest data from Belstat for the first half of the year. The most diversified supplies of milk powder and whey remain abroad.

Exports of uncondensed milk and cream in June amounted to 16.8 thousand tons, slightly increasing compared to May. In just six months, it decreased by 21.8% to 97.5 thousand tons, and in value terms fell by 15.8% to $80.72 million.

The share of the Russian market accounted for 87% of supplies or 84.9 thousand tons. Compared to the same period last year, exports to the Russian Federation fell by 28.1%. In value terms, it decreased by 20.3% to $73.09 million. 3.8 thousand tons of non-condensed products were supplied to CHINA , which is 9.7 times more than last year.

Deliveries of dried and condensed milk and cream in June reached almost 20,000 tons, which is 2,000 tons more than in May. In general, over the first half of the year they increased by 6.4% to 104.1 thousand tons. In value terms, exports increased by 16.3% to $254.87 million.

The share of the Russian direction was 53.8%. Exports to this country decreased by 8.4% to 55.98 thousand tons, and in value terms - by 2.7% to $132.96 million.

Deliveries outside the CIS increased by 2.1 times to 31.57 thousand tons, the proceeds from them - by 2.6 times to $82.95 million. June exports to China amounted to almost 5 thousand tons. In six months, it increased 2.9 times to 18.46 thousand tons. China is the second market for domestic powdered milk. Revenue from deliveries to this country amounted to $49.9 million.

Also major buyers outside the CIS were Georgia (1,242 t), Philippines (700 t), Saudi Arabia (800 t), Mongolia (1,206 t), Malaysia (800 t), Indonesia (641 t), Bangladesh (5,153 t). ).

Exports of buttermilk, yogurt and kefir in June amounted to 11.4 thousand tons. According to the results of the first half of the year, it decreased by 1.2% to 67.09 thousand tons. In value terms, there was a decrease by 2.9% to $92.27 million.

The share of RUSSIA was 94%. Deliveries to this country decreased by 2.7% to 63.08 thousand tons, and in value terms - by 4.3% to $86.62 million.

Whey deliveries in June amounted to 12.8 thousand tons. Over the six months they increased by 8.1% to 72.7 thousand tons. In value terms, the increase was 34.3% to $59.2 million.

The Russian direction accounted for 30% of exports or 21.87 thousand tons, which is 18.1% less than a year ago.

37.3% more whey was shipped outside the CIS than a year ago, or 47.25 thousand tons. China became the main buyer. It accounts for half of the EXPORT of the product, or 36.35 thousand tons, which is 35.4% more than last year. Delivery revenue increased by 67.3% to $33.37 million. In addition to China, major buyers of whey were Vietnam (1,400 tons), Indonesia (800 tons), Lithuania (760 tons), Malaysia (1,000 tons), Poland (530 tons), Thailand (1,133 tons), Japan (1,675 t), Philippines (2,600 t).

Export of butter in June amounted to about 7 thousand tons. According to the results of six months, it increased by 15.8% to 38.5 thousand tons. In value terms, the increase was 13.8% - up to 184.32 million dollars.

The share of the Russian Federation accounted for 87.2% of exports. Deliveries to this country increased by 8.6% to 33.58 thousand tons, and in value terms - by 7.2% to $161.02 million.

Exports of cheese and cottage cheese in June amounted to 22.4 thousand tons. According to the results of the first half of the year, it increased by 12.4% to 143.3 thousand tons, and in value terms - by 8.3% to $556.3 million. Russia accounted for 134.2 thousand tons of exports, or 93.7%.

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