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In the last few years, a growing number of farms have been switching to breeding Holstein cows. Photo: Ronald Hissink

29-03-2023 | News

Diminishing Russian dairy cattle breeds

the impact of western sanctions on the Russian dairy industry should not be underestimated, said Roman Chuybak, Soyuzmoloko manager. Photo: Canva

17-03-2023 | News

EU’s sanctions directly target Russian dairy industry

Danone may sell 13 dairy plants it ran in Russia before it decided to suspend operation in October 2022. Photo: Canva

03-03-2023 | News

Danone may keep a stake in Russian business

In January-August 2022, Russian yoghurt production amounted to 474,900 tonnes, 16% lower compared to the previous year. Photo: Canva

25-01-2023 | News

Russia: Slump in yoghurt production

Scientists have developed sensors for controlling the acidity of products. We are talking about multilayer sensitive films that can be integrated into any package. Photo: Canva

25-11-2022 | News

New smart dairy packaging in Russia

Western sanctions also impacted the Russian dairy industry, Belov said, adding that there are issues around supplying import equipment, spare parts, veterinary drugs, and so on. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten

22-11-2022 | News

A look at Russia’s dairy sector in the year ahead

In total, the organisation studied milk produced by 50 Russian brands and revealed violations of safety standards in 14% of samples and ‘various defects’ in 40% more samples.

25-10-2022 | News

Milk quality violations in Russia highlighted

The Defense Ministry said that “farm workers are subject to the mobilisation on a general basis”, meaning that no exception is made even if a milk farmer has nobody to watch over his herd, while he is absent. Photo: Canva

19-10-2022 | News

Russian Dairy Union: Exempt workers from deployment

Mikhail Mishenko, general director of the Dairy Intelligence Agency, forecasted a decline in investment activity in the dairy industry due to a lack of Western technologies, despite a significant number of new projects Russian dairy companies have in place. Photo: Henk Riswick

07-10-2022 | News

Lack of equipment and technology in Russia’s dairy sector

Several dairy companies in Russia are alarmed over the problems with purchasing and servicing foreign equipment due to Western sanctions. Photo: Canva

03-06-2022 | News

Russia’s dairy concerns over new sanctions