115 thousand tons of milk is the total amount of milk collected for 2021, suffering a decrease of about 4 thousand tons compared to 2020, when 119 thousand tons of milk were collected.
According to the INSTAT report, the accumulated amount of cow's milk for 2021 is about 94 thousand tons, or 7.4% less compared to 2020, a value which was expected also because during the last year there was a reduction in the number of cows with 11 thousand heads less. But it happened differently with the accumulated amount of sheep's and goat's milk.
INSTAT reports that the accumulated amount of sheep's milk has increased by 26.3%, accumulating a total of 13 thousand tons of milk, from 10 thousand that were in 2020. And the accumulated amount of goat's milk is about 8 thousand tons, undergoing growth with 8%. But this increase in the amount of sheep and goat milk comes when the number of heads has decreased significantly, writes KLAN .
According to INSTAT, in 2021 our country has 58,000 fewer sheep than in 2020, and the number of goats is 20,000 less, while for these two types of cattle, milk production has increased, as have their by-products. .
The amount of cheese produced according to the type of milk increased by 12% compared to the previous year, while the amount of butter produced decreased by 3.4%. During 2020, 11,700 tons of cheese were produced, while for 2021, over 13,100 tons were produced.
The biggest increase was for sheep cheese, which accounts for almost 20% of the total cheese produced, since from 1,900 tons in 2020, 2,500 tons were produced in 2021, although the number of heads is significantly lower.