EghtesadOnline: More than 11 million tons of milk were produced in Iran during the last Iranian year (March 2019-20), according to the deputy agriculture minister for livestock affairs.

EghtesadOnline: Recent allegations spread by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting that milk in Iran is contaminated with excessive levels of aflatoxin has hurt the domestic dairy industry and further reduced per capita consumption of milk, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, the head of Iran Food and Drug Administration, said.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s annual per capita milk consumption is estimated at 80 kilograms, says advisor to Iran Dairy Industries Association, Hossein Chamani, adding that the standard per capita milk consumption is 270 kilograms.