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Turkey collected 9.56 million tons of cow's milk in 2019, the country’s statistical authority revealed on Feb. 12. The 2019 figure slipped 4.7 percent compared to the previous year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said in a statement. The country produced 1.5 million tons of drinking milk last year, indicating a 7.3 percent annual drop. Cheese production from cow’s milk also fell 6 percent year-on-year to some 679,000 tons. "Cheese production from sheep, goat, buffalo and mixed milk was 28,100 tons, dropped 15.9 percent when compared to the previous year," it added. In 2019, Turkey also produced 1.2 million tons of yogurt, over 720,000 tons of "ayran," a traditional salty drink made of yogurt and water, some 106,700 tons of milk powder, nearly 74,000 tons of butter, and 40,000 tons of cream. 2019 figures for dairy exports... According to the National Milk Council data, Turkey exported dairy products worth of $356.8 million in 2019, up...

Turkey collected 753,569 tons of cow milk in October, the country's statistical authority announced on Dec. 13. The amount of collected cow's milk in October decreased by 2.7% when compared to the same month of the previous year, Turkish Statistical Institute ( TÜİK ) said in a statement. In October, 127,869 tons of drinking milk was produced, down 6% from the same month last year. Data also showed that cheese production from cow's milk was 57,826 tons, up 4.7% from the same month last year. "Cheese production from sheep, goat, buffalo and mixed milk was 474 tons decreased by 67.2% when compared to the same month of the previous year," it added. In October the average fat rate of cow's milk collected by integrated dairies was 3.5%, the average rate of protein was 3.2%.