Turkey collects nearly 728,000 tons of cow milk in Nov.

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey collected nearly 728,000 tons of cow milk in November, the country's statistical authority announced on Monday.

The November figure dropped by 2.1% compared to the same month of the previous year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said in a statement.

"In the January-November period, [the cow milk production] decreased by 5.2% when compared to the same period of the previous year," it added.

In November, some 128,700 tons of drinking milk was produced, down 2% from the same month previous year.

The data also showed 20.4% rise in cream production, and production of drink made of yoghurt rose by 6.8% in November.

Cheese production from cow's milk dropped by 1.2%, butter production decreased by 7.9%, while whole milk powder production went down 14.4%.

In November, the average fat rate of cow milk collected by integrated dairies was 3.5%, the average rate of protein was 3.2%.