Russian dairy opportunity

Increased Russian imports of dairy products represent a post-quota opportunity for Ireland’s milk processing industry, according to one Bord Bia analyst.
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Emily McCormack of Bord Bia’s Moscow office said Russia has increased its imports of powdered milk and other dairy-processed products which have not been included in its bans on western imports.
With Russia’s inflation reaching 16% in January and food prices continuing to increase, imports of non-banned dairy industry ingredients are likely to keep growing.
“Remaining price competitive is a challenge,” Ms McCormack said in Food Alert, Bord Bia’s trade magazine.
“Despite these challenges, Russia remains an important long-term market for dairy and, as milk powders and lactose-free dairy products remain outside of the sanction list, opportunities for Irish exporters still remain.”
Russia has also boosted its domestic dairy output, but not dramatically. According to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, milk production in Russia increased by 0.1% in 2014 to 30.8m tonnes.
Regions such as Altai and Bashkortistan recorded the highest increase in milk production. Soyuzmoloko, the National Union of Dairy Producers, in a plan for the Russian dairy industry to 2020, says it aims for domestic production to account for 78% of the share of domestically available dairy, an increase on current levels of 66.5%.
“The Russian dairy industry is, however, in much need of reform,” said Ms McCormack.
“With milk quality and production levels both needing improvement, the industry relies on imports to serve demand.” Russia was the EU’s largest dairy market in 2013, buying 416,000 tonnes of EU dairy, 63% of which was cheese. In 2013, Ukraine supplied 50,000 tonnes of cheese and 13,000 tonnes of whey.
“The bans imposed on EU, US, Canadian, Norwegian, and Australian dairy in August 2014 have resulted in imports increasing from Belarus and South America,” she said.

 
 
Source: Irish Examiner

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