Tatarstan increases milk production
According to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, in January-February 2020, milk production in farms of all categories amounted to 4.3 million tons, which is 5.8% higher than the same period of 2019. Including agricultural organizations, production increased by 9.1%. The largest increase was provided by agricultural organizations of the Krasnodar Territory, Ryazan, Voronezh, Novosibirsk, Kaluga Regions and the Republic of Tatarstan.
According to current data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, the gross daily milk yield at agricultural enterprises is about 3,805 tons, which is 152 tons (+ 4.2%) more than the same date last year. In productivity, the Atninsky district is an indisputable leader, inflating 30.9 kg from each cow. Superiority in the amount of milk produced is in Kukmorsky district (305 tons per day). The largest increase in production compared to the same period last year is provided by the Sabinsky district, it produces 215 tons per day, which is 26% more than last year. The livestock breeders of Mamadyshsky, Baltasinsky, Nizhnekamsky, Aktanyshsky, Aznakaevsky, Vysokogorsky and Arsky districts also have high performance.
It should be noted that dairy cattle breeding is one of priority areas of the agricultural sector of Tatarstan, and it acquires special importance as an industry that ensures the country's food security. Thanks to the implementation by the Ministry of a range of measures to support the industry in the republic, there is not only an uninterrupted work on the production, processing and sale of milk, but there is also a tendency to increase production.