Milk and dairy products from Republika Srpska
Dairy is the most important livestock chain in Republika Srpska. Thousands of family farms deliver milk to industrial dairies that make fresh and long-life milk, yoghurt, sour cream, white and hard cheese, kajmak and the traditional cheese matured in skin.
In figures
- Raw milk produced on farms, 2025 (+1.8% on 2024)
- 290.2 m l
- Milk sold to dairies and registered buyers, 2025 (+8.4%)
- 138.8 m l
- Daily milk intake of the largest dairy, Mlijekoprodukt, according to the company
- 160,000 l
- Sales of the food industry as a whole, 2024
- 1,100 m KM
Sources: Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics, Production and use of milk on farms 2025 (release No. 32/26, preliminary) and This is Republika Srpska 2025; company websites.
How milk is used
Of the 290.2 million litres produced in 2025, 138.8 million litres (47.8%) went to dairies and other registered buyers. Farms processed 75.9 million litres into their own dairy products, sold 27.0 million litres directly and used 22.5 million litres to feed calves. The share collected by industry is growing.
The dairies
Mlijekoprodukt in Kozarska Dubica, part of the Imlek group, buys from more than 1,500 farms and makes over 200 products. Mljekara Pađeni in Bileća processes up to 100,000 litres a day from about 900 suppliers in eastern Herzegovina and Romanija. Typical regional products include young cheese, kajmak and sir iz mješine.
Producers in the directory
- Mlijekoprodukt d.o.o.Kozarska Dubica · More than 200 dairy products: fresh and long-life milk, yoghurt and fermented drinks, Greek-style…
- Mljekara Pađeni d.o.o.Bileća · Yoghurt (including Greek-style Jogurtos), sour milk, sour cream, cottage cheese, fresh soft and hard…
- Poljoprivredna zadruga GvoznoKalinovik · Livestock farming and agricultural production in the mountain area of Kalinovik
3 published profiles. Profiles are introductions for business discovery; confirm details with each company.
What to check with a supplier
A practical list for buyers. Green Srpska shows certificates on a profile only after seeing them.
- Export approval: establishments exporting dairy to the EU must be approved and listed; check the plant's status with the Office for Veterinary Affairs of BiH.
- Shelf life and cold chain: shelf life, storage temperature and transport arrangements.
- Private label: minimum quantities, packaging formats and labelling language.
- Certificates: HACCP, ISO 22000/FSSC, IFS or BRCGS, halal where required.
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