911 thousand 760 tons of cow's milk was collected by commercial dairy enterprises. The amount of cow's milk collected by commercial dairy enterprises was 6,2% in March compared to the same month of the previous year; In the January-March period, it increased by 3,8% compared to the same period of the previous year.
In March, compared to the same month of the previous year, drinking milk production increased by 10,9%, cow cheese production by 3,4% and yogurt production by 2,9%; Ayran production decreased by 2,9% and butter production decreased by 28,2%. In the January-March period, compared to the same period of the previous year, drinking milk production increased by 10,7%, cow cheese production by 7,7%, yoghurt production by 2,4% and ayran production by 1,2%; butter production decreased by 25,5%.
The amount of cow's milk collected by commercial dairy enterprises, which was 793 thousand 384 tons in the previous month, increased by 14,9% in March and became 911 thousand 760 tons.
Drinking milk production, which was 132 thousand 881 tons in the previous month, increased by 4,4% in March to 138 thousand 678 tons.