Ministry of Food and Agriculture has announced the bids for imports of dry and liquid milk in the second half of 2015. Ministry is responsible for the implementation of the bids in regards with the exports and imports of food in accordance with the Paragraph 6.8 of Clause 6 of Law on Food and Government Resolution No 77 dated 2013 on Regultations of authorizations for exports and imports of strategic food items.
In the second half of 2015 authorizations to be issued for imports of 95 tons of processed liquid milk and 1951.0 tons of dry milk.
For country with 60 million cattle imports of milk might seem not reasonable. Ministry specialist explained that Law on Food has a clause enabling the imports of the strategic five food items if necessary.
-Does it mean that Mongolia doesn't have enough resources to supply the domestic market?
-During summer time the demand can be met, while there are not enough resources for the reserves and processing. Milk factories produce their dairy products with 40-50 percent liquid milk and the rest is substituted with dry milk.
Imported dry milk is to be used by the dairy product manufacturers. While 95 tons of liquid milk will be directed at catering services. While the domestic produce is not meeting with the international catering standards for the use in entities such as MIAT, there is need to import liquid milk with improved processing.
-How much milk is imported annually?
-Size of the milk imports is set on an annual basis. In 2015 the number is set at 4000 tons of dry milk. Estimates for the next year haven't finalized yet.
-How much milk is consumed annually in Mongolia?
-It is estimated at 125 liters per person in a year.
Ministry of Food and Agriculture has announced the bids for imports of dry and liquid milk in the second half of 2015. Ministry is responsible for the implementation of the bids in regards with the exports and imports of food in accordance with the Paragraph 6.8 of Clause 6 of Law on Food and Government Resolution No 77 dated 2013 on Regultations of authorizations for exports and imports of strategic food items.
In the second half of 2015 authorizations to be issued for imports of 95 tons of processed liquid milk and 1951.0 tons of dry milk.
For country with 60 million cattle imports of milk might seem not reasonable. Ministry specialist explained that Law on Food has a clause enabling the imports of the strategic five food items if necessary.
-Does it mean that Mongolia doesn't have enough resources to supply the domestic market?
-During summer time the demand can be met, while there are not enough resources for the reserves and processing. Milk factories produce their dairy products with 40-50 percent liquid milk and the rest is substituted with dry milk.
Imported dry milk is to be used by the dairy product manufacturers. While 95 tons of liquid milk will be directed at catering services. While the domestic produce is not meeting with the international catering standards for the use in entities such as MIAT, there is need to import liquid milk with improved processing.
-How much milk is imported annually?
-Size of the milk imports is set on an annual basis. In 2015 the number is set at 4000 tons of dry milk. Estimates for the next year haven't finalized yet.
-How much milk is consumed annually in Mongolia?
-It is estimated at 125 liters per person in a year.