OREANDA-NEWS. September 05, 2012. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, 96.4% of milk was produced at farms, being 231.8 thou. t., 0.9% down as compared with January-June, 2011. At agricultural enterprises it was produced about 8.8 thou. t. of milk, 16.1% more than in the first half-year of 2011.

The growth has become possible thanks to the 18% higher cow productivity. Industrial enterprises produced dairy at a sum of 769.2 mln. leis, 7.5% up as compared with the same period of the past year.

It was produced 29.9 thou. t. of milk and cream with fat content up to 6% (3.2% down as compared with Janaury-juhe,2011), 999.8 of cheese (-7.7%); 14.1 thou t. of cultured milk foods (+3,7%); 7605,3 thou. l. of ice-cream (+11.9%). Sales incomes at milk-processing plants amounted to 1 bln. 008,7 mln. leis.

About 47% of dairy produced in Moldova during this period was exported. Major dairy producers of Moldova are JLC, Lapmol, Lactalis–Alba, Incomlac.