Five companies from Vologda region entered the TOP 100 milk producers of the Russian Federation
Vologda region is one of the largest milk producing regions in Russia. In 2019, the region produced 545.7 thousand tons (14th place in the Russian Federation), and the region ranks 6th in the country in terms of the surplus of raw milk (241.5 thousand tons).
There are 158 milk producers in the region, 107 of them are agricultural enterprises. Five largest milk producers from Vologda region were included in the rating DIA TOP 100: JSC Breeding plant Rodina (99th place), JSC Zarya (63rd place), CJSC Breeding plant Zarya (42nd place), LLC Agicultural enterprise Ustyugmoloko (41st place) and a holding of the Zhitsov family actually uniting several enterprises (20th place). The last player is a conditional holding - three enterprises co-owned by representatives of the Zhiltsov family, the holding includes the breeding farm – state farm named after 50th anniversary of the USSR, the breeding farm – state farm Aurora and the breeding plant Pokrovskoe. The total milk production in 2019 was 60.8 thousand tons, it is the largest milk producer in Vologda region, but its share in the regional milk production is only 11.15%.
The milk production market in Vologda region is fairly balanced, there are many players, but none of them occupies more than 12% of the market. Although the imbalance between milk production and processing is still significant, processing volumes are growing due to investment.
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