Belarus among leaders of milk exporters

Based on the European Commission data, Belarus was placed third in exports of butter (behind New Zealand and the EU), condensed milk (behind the EU and Malaysia), dry whey and products based on the latter (behind the EU and the US) in 2021

As regards cheese exports, Belarus occupied the fourth position – behind the European Union, the United States, and New Zealand.

Another advantageous position taken by Belarus is skimmed milk powder: the country was ranked fifth in its exports – following the US, the EU, New Zealand, and Australia.

Belarus’ dairy industry embraces:

7.8m tonnes of manufactured products in 2021

55 countries that imported its products last year

36 large dairy processing enterprises

1,500 articles of whole milk products

256% self-sufficiency level