Hohhot in Inner Mongolia is officially named as "the milk capital of China"

Introduction: Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was officially awarded the title of "milk capital of China" by China Light Industry Federation on August 28 Relying on this "golden card", Qingdao city outside the Great Wall will strive for greater development space in domestic and international dairy market Hohhot began to implement the strategy of "prospering the city with milk industry" in early 2000, and put forward the idea of building "China's milk capital" in 2002 With superior geographical location, natural environment and bold construction ideas, Huhhot dairy industry has developed rapidly in recent years By the end of 2004, the number of dairy cows in the city had reached 504000, with a fresh milk output of 1.59 million tons and a per capita fresh milk share of 615 kg, ranking first in the provincial capitals and municipalities directly under the central government In 2005, Hohhot dairy industry continued to show a good momentum of development In the first seven months of this year, the number of cows in the city reached 582000 tons, and the output of fresh milk reached 1.36 million tons, an increase of 37.9% and 51.1% respectively over the same period last year In addition, Yili and Mengniu, two leading dairy enterprises in China, are also important driving forces for the rapid development of Huhhot's dairy industry In 2004, Yili achieved sales revenue of 8.73 billion yuan and Mengniu 7.21 billion yuan, respectively the first and second in the same industry in China Tang Aijun, mayor of Hohhot City, said that Hohhot will vigorously promote and protect the brand of "China milk capital", further develop the market, open up the international market as soon as possible, and truly build Hohhot into the largest green and high-quality milk source and high-quality milk processing base in the country