Milk collected by integrated dairies in Turkey increases

The amount of collected cow’s milk in August increased by 4.7% when compared to the same month of the previous year.
Drinking milk production by integrated dairies became 103 thousand 360 tonnes in August and increased by 8.4% when compared to the same month of the previous year. Cheese production from cow’s milk was 54 thousand 523 tonnes and increased by 5.7% when compared to the same month of the previous year. Cheese production from sheep, goat, buffalo and mixed milk was 1 642 tonnes and decreased by 32.3% when compared to the same month of the previous year
Yoghurt production became 115 thousand 370 tonnes in August and increased by 6.6% when compared to same month of the previous year. Drink made of yoghurt production became 65 thousand 510 tonnes and increased by 7.5% when compared to the same month of the previous year.
In August the average fat rate of cow’s milk collected by integrated dairies was 3.5%, the average rate of protein was 3.2%. Seasonal and calendar adjusted amount of collected cow’s milk in August when compared to the previous month increased by 1.8%. Calendar adjusted collect amount of cow’s milk in August when compared to the same month of the previous year increased by 4.7%.
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