produce raw milk in Russia in March was more expensive per 18.2 percent compared to the same period last year, it is said in the material of the analytical center of the National Union of Milk Manufacturers (Syuzumolok) published on the organization’s website.
At the same time, the soyoloco publishes the exact data on the cost of a kilogram of milk only as of February. Then it was 29.5 rubles excluding VAT, which is 3.6 percent higher than last year. According to the Ministry of Agricultural Arms on April 21, the selling price of producers was equal to 26.6 rubles per kilogram (an increase of 4.1 percent).
In total, in 2021, the cost of production of raw milk increased by 20-30 percent, calculated the head of the RBC head of the Caboch Agroholding, Dmitry Matveyev. The interlocutors of the publication from among the market participants call the main reasons for the rise in price rise in prices for feed and tribal material, as well as a decrease in the ruble exchange rate in relation to the main world currencies.
The Ministry of Agriculture expects to reduce the cost possible due to the export duties for grain, which will allow stabilize prices for it in the domestic market.