Turkey becomes world's 15th biggest milk producer

Turkey has become the world's 15th biggest milk producing country.

According to a report by the National Mil Council, Turkey's milk production increased fourfold to 13 million tons in 2010 over the previous year while exports of dairy products reached $168.86 million.

Cow's milk accounts for 92.36 percent while sheep milk accounts for 5.85 percent and goat milk accounts for 1.53 percent of the total milk production.

In 2010, Turkey used more than 1 million tons of its milk production as drinking milk. 473 thousand tons of milk were used cheese production and 908 thousand tons in yogurt production.

Turkey's milk production increased by 8.3 percent in the last five years and Turkey's exports of dairy products rose by 89.26 percent in the same period.


/World Bulletin/