Russia's dairy industry despite rising milk prices continue to decline The Russian dairy industry goes back for decades. Still in 1989, almost 54 million tonnes of produced milk. In the year 2016 Russia with 30 million tons can no longer keep last year's level. The cow numbers have halved since the turn of the Millennium to 7.3 million animals. The increased milk yield per cow softens the production decline, however only reached the average mark of 4.125 kg per cow per year. Milk deliveries to dairies is only 19.5 million tons, or approximately 2/3 of the production. The remaining one-third primarily serves the own consumption or local supply locally. 46% of dairy cows are in so-called Selbstversorgerwirtschaften. 40% reside in private small farms and only 14% are held in larger commercially-operated milk production company. The milk production is concentrated to 33% in the Volga region and 18% in Central Russia, 17.5% of production lost in the vast Siberia with prevailing Self-catering companies. The governmental support focused primarily on commercial companies. Smaller dairy farms should upgrade primarily from disease incriminating pig farming on the beef cattle farming. The use of powerful genetic breeds of beef cattle also finds support. The overall effect remains low. The import ban of Russia has resulted in a significantly weaker domestic supply conditions. In previous years rising cheese consumption is no longer supported by increasing imports and stagnant since rd. 4 years. Declining imports of butter also lower consumption. Overall consumer prices have increased disproportionately. Also the weak ruble exchange rate has provided a contribution. To what extent the rising again recently crude oil price and associated rising purchasing power of the Russian currency inflation contrary acts, crucially depends on how effectively the announced reduction of the oil flow is pulled. There are usually reasonable doubt.
