Sputnik News on February 2, 2022, in 2021, China's imports of major dairy products from Russia increased, including whey powder, skim milk powder, whole milk powder, and processed milk.

China's imports of whey powder increased by 44%, from 682,000 metric tons to 844,000 metric tons. In the same year, imports of skim milk powder increased by 26%, from 272,000 metric tons to 342,000 metric tons. imports of whole milk powder increased by 41%, from 509,000 metric tons to 720,000 metric tons. Meanwhile, processed milk imports rose 31%, from 575,000 metric tons to 752,000 metric tons. The main import source of Chinese whey powder is the United States, skim milk powder and whole milk powder are New Zealand, and processed milk is Germany. In 2021, China accounted for 4% of world cheese imports, 9% of cream imports, 13% of skim milk powder imports, and 23% of whole milk powder imports.