National Dairy Producers Union (Russia)

National Dairy Producers Union (SOYUZMOLOKO) (Russian: Национальный союз производителей молока (СОЮЗМОЛОКО)) is a nonprofit organization based in Moscow, Russia.

[5] The nonprofit organization establishes and improves connections between milk producers, dairy processors and service companies, thus promoting the exchange of best practices and new technologies within the industry.

The federal-level initiative is aimed at stimulating milk consumption and is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the Institute of Nutrition.

Moreover, the organization monitors the opportunities abroad and identifies the existing challenges to dairy foreign trade operations to report on them to the national government.

Alexey Gordeev, the then minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation, attended the event and expressed the view that "The National Dairy Producers Union should undertake a number of important functions, including the close liaising with executive legislation bodies in developing mechanisms of market regulation and price policy formation, attracting potential investors for the industry sector development, coordinating the launch of scientific and technical programs and innovations".

Former advisor to the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Artyom Belov, who was appointed a general director of the Union in February 2018, runs the daily routine.

[9] Almost annually SOYUZMOLOKO holds National Congresses of Milk Producers which are considered to be the most representative meetings of the dairy industry in Russia.

Such events are usually attended by federal and regional officials, representatives of business and non-profit organizations related to the production, processing, and marketing of milk.