In September 2016, the quantity of cow milk collected by processing units inched up 0.7% compared with the same month in 2015.
Production declines in September 2016, compared with August 2016, were registered at cheese, by 637 tons (-9.0%) and sour cream, by 217 tons (-3.7%).
Compared with the previous month, September saw increases at butter, by 155 tons (+17.4%), consumer milk, by 2743 tons (+13.6%) and soured milk (yogurt, drinkable yogurt, curdled milk and other similar dairy products), by 274 tons (+1.6%).
The quantity of imported raw milk rose by 2,725 tons (+37.4%) on the month in September 2016, and by 1,317 tons (+15.2%) on the year in September 2016.
In the first nine months of 2016, compared with the same period a year ago, the quantity of cow milk collected by processing units rose by 35,939 tons (+5.1%).
Production increases in the first nine months of 2016 were registered at cheese, by 5,579 tons (+8.8%), butter, by 559 tons (+7.3%), consumer milk, by 12,774 tons (+6.7%), sour cream, by 2,733 tons (+5.6%), soured milk (yogurt, drinkable yogurt and other similar dairy products) by 7,263 tons (+5.1%).