In an effort to become self-sufficient in dairy, Russia is importing large numbers of heifers from European member states.
Bloomberg news agency has obtained customs figures showing that Russia has imported 45.000 heifers from the European Union so far this year. The heifers represent an export value of €100 million.
Doubling in 3 years
Imports have been steadily increasing in recent years. Compared to 2016, this is a doubling. It is expected that Russia will again become the largest importer of European cattle this year.
The increase is intended to boost milk production. Russia aims to become self-sufficient in dairy in the long term. To this end, the government has pumped an estimated €2,5 billion into the development of dairy farming in recent years.
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This is in response to it Boerenbusiness article:
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