At the processing plant, quality testing is free for the trader. On the collector’s sale price of KZT 51.5 per litre, his profit is KZT 3.9 (7.6%). Keeping livestock requires much time and effort, so households prefer to have one to three cows to provide themselves with fresh milk and dairy products (many of them produce sour cream and cottage cheese at home), and they sell only the surplus. However, the collector noted stable growth in the number of livestock in the region during the last three years.