Whole milk prices are subject to seasonal variations, and in 2011/12 the farmer received a high winter price of KZT 81 per tonne. Maximum farm gate prices are observed from November to March and decrease from April to September due to mass production of milk. A collector takes milk from neighbouring producers and sells it to the nearest dairy in Akmola oblast at the price of KZT 103 per tonne; the average price of a one-litre Tetra Pak is around KZT 205.