For 10 years, the consumption of butter by Russians has decreased to a minimum - Lyudmila Manitskaya

Источник: The DairyNews
According to Lyudmila Manitskaya, Chairman of the Board - Director of the Dairy Union of Russia, the consumption of dairy products in Russia is declining "both in quality and quantity," the emphasis is shifting towards economic options, including dairy products with milk fat substitutes, writes The DairyNews.

At the plenary section of the IV All-Russian Dairy Forum "Vologda - the dairy capital of Russia", the speaker analyzed how much less dairy products the country's residents buy due to a 3.5% drop in income in 2020. 

According to the data provided, in Russia 19.6 million people or 13% of the total population live below the poverty line, and over the year there were 400 thousand more such citizens. The number of unemployed in 2020 amounted to 4 million people, an increase of 860 thousand people over the year.

‘For 10 years, the consumption of butter by Russians has decreased to a minimum,’ stated Lyudmila Manitskaya. The consumption of dairy products is decreasing both in quality and quantity, the emphasis is shifting towards economical options, including products with milk fat substitutes. The amount of consumption of dairy products in 2020 decreased to 234 kg per person per year.

During her speech, she said that the rational consumption rate of dairy products established in Russia is 325 kg per person, including 2 kg of butter, 7 kg of cheese and 10 kg of cottage cheese. The maximum consumption of dairy products was recorded 30 years ago - 387 kg per capita.

‘Just to compare, I would like to note that in the Scandinavian countries the consumption of dairy products is 500 kg per person, in Germany and France - 400 kg,’ Lyudmila Manitskaya added.


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