Statistics: 1.3 percent less cow milk collected by processing units in 2011
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The amount of cow milk collected by the processing units dropped 11,635 tonnes (1.3 percent) compared to 2010, totalling 892,115 tonnes, whereas the production of milk for consumption was almost similar to that in 2010, namely 221,311 tonnes, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The heaviest fall in production in 2011 compared to 2010 was butter production which dropped 347 tonnes (-3.6 percent) down to 9,407 tonnes, followed by ...