Cheese production increased by 6.2 tonnes

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- As of 1 September 2020, large enterprises of the Republic of Uzbekistan produced 12,900 cheese. Compared to the corresponding period of last year, the volume of cheese production increased by 6.2 tonnes.

According to the State Statistics Committee, the volume of cheese production in the republic, by years:

2019 – 7,600 tonnes

2018 – 8,900 tonnes

2017 – 11,500 tonnes

According to the information, as of 1 September 2020, Uzbekistan imported 1,300 tonnes of cheese from foreign countries in the amount of US$3.5 million.