Xinjiang maps out plan to be one of largest milk production bases

Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in Northwest China has mapped out a plan to become one of the largest milk production bases in the country, with the annual milk industrial output coming to more than 2.7 million metric tons by 2025.

The figure reflects an increase of 800,000 tons when compared with the region's milk output recorded in the previous year.

According to the Action Plan for the Development of Milk Industry in Xinjiang 2019-25, Xinjiang will attach great importance to the development of its milk industry in the coming years.

The milk industry is expected to be able to play a big part in boosting the region's rural economic development, according to the plan.

In addition to further optimization of industrial distribution and expansion of production, Xinjiang will give priority to develop its own brand names and diversify its milk products in upcoming years.

Yang Jie, a professor at Xinjiang University, said Xinjiang will further strengthen the construction of an industrial standardization system and promote the scale and intensive development of its milk industry in the years to come.

Xinjiang will further improve the quality of its milk products to further standardize the region's milk market and allow only quality milk products to be sold in the markets, Yang said.

Xinjiang also will attach great importance to the development of its goat's milk, mare's milk and camel's milk industries to help diversify its milk products.