Milk Production in Chuvashia Reaches 393 Thousand Tons

Total milk production across all categories of farms in Chuvashia in the first nine months of 2026 amounted to 393 thousand tons. This included products from agricultural enterprises, farming households, and personal subsidiary plots. The figures were provided by the press service of the republican Ministry of Agriculture.

Large and medium-sized agrarian enterprises produced 192 thousand tons, marking a 3.7% increase compared to January-September 2025. As of October 1, the number of dairy cows in the republic's agricultural enterprises reached 30.3 thousand, marking a 1.9% increase over the year.

The enterprise ООО 'CheboMilk' produced the most milk among individual enterprises—33.3 thousand tons. Following were AO 'Agrofirm Kusnar' with 15.1 thousand tons, AO 'Churachikskoye' with 11.6 thousand tons, and AO 'Vurnarsky Meat Processing Plant' with 10.6 thousand tons. The average yield per cow in these farms was 6495 kg.

From January to August, the region's food enterprises processed over 54 thousand tons of milk. During this period, they produced about 20 thousand tons of fermented dairy products, 13.6 thousand tons of cheese, 3.3 thousand tons of sour cream, and 2.4 thousand tons of butter.

In 2026, the republican budget allocated more than 980 million rubles to support animal husbandry, with over 620 million rubles intended for the support of local milk production.

Vice Premier and Minister of Agriculture of Chuvashia, Andrey Makushev, associated the achieved results with systematic state support. "Such outcomes are made possible through systematic state support," he said.