The amount of cow's milk collected by dairy enterprises decreased by 4.4% in September compared with the same month of the previous year and decreased by 2.7% in the January-September period compared with the same period of the previous year.
In September, compared with the same month of the previous year, butter production increased by 12.8%, yoghurt production increased by 6.2% and drinking milk production increased by 1.7%, while drinks made of yoghurt (ayran) production decreased by 4.8% and cheese production from cow's milk decreased by 1.6%.
In the January-September period, while butter production increased by 25.4%, drink made of yoghurt (ayran) production increased by 11.1% and yoghurt production increased by 3.9%; cheese production from cow's milk decreased by 5.1% and drinking milk production decreased by 0.7% compared with the same period of the previous year.
