During the period from 2006 to 2009 the volume of milk and cream market in Russia was growing annually by 1.5 %. However, a sharp turnround in prices for milk checked its growth.
During the period from 2005 to 2009 the volume of canned milk sales in Russia decreased by 5.6 % (from 426 thousand tons to 402 thousand tons). The cause of this decrease was consumption stagnation.
During the period from 2005 to 2007 retail sales of milk powder increased to 272.1 thousand tons. However, in 2008-2009 there was a significant drop in sales, caused by an upsurge in prices both in the global and local market.
