Russia to fight use of palm oil in cheese

Within the next months, Russia may impose import duties per tonne of palm oil. The reason is to make this type of oil less attractive for milk processors to use, as an alternative to milk fat. According to Andrei Danilenko, head of the Russian Union of Milk Producers, the increase in the demand for palm oil in Russia is linked to the food embargo and devaluation of the Russian rouble. As a result, most producers start looking for a way to cut the cost of production, so a number of them replaced