Dutch company Campina shows serious interest in the Belarusian dairy industry

July 21, Verkhnedvinsk /Tatyana Polozhay - BELTA/. Dutch company Campina shows serious interest in the dairy industry of Belarus. This was reported today to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Mikhail Rusy during the visit of the head of state to OJSC "Verkhnedvinsk Butter and Cheese Factory", BELTA correspondent reports.

The minister specifically noted that with the entry of Belarusian dairy products into foreign markets, foreign investors have shown interest in the dairy industry of Belarus. In particular, one of these companies is the Dutch dairy producer Campina, widely known in the Russian market for its Fruttis and "Nezhny" yogurt brands.

Mikhail Rusy also told the head of state about the work being done to create a dairy company based on OJSC "Savushkin Product". The President gave the instruction to create a national dairy company by the end of the year, which will be engaged in the production and processing of milk, in late June, during a working trip to the Brest region.

As for the dairy processing industry, according to the minister, it is planned that 6 million tons of milk will be received by processing enterprises this year, from which 158 thousand tons of cheese, 110 thousand tons of butter, 120 thousand tons of skimmed and regular milk, 2-2.2 million tons of whole milk products for the needs of the population will be produced, and the rest will be supplied for export. In addition, Belarus exports about 95% of the produced skimmed milk powder.-0-