>>41217386The East has some steppes. It won't be the center for producing dairy but there should still be milk available locally. At least small scale sedentary pastures should be possible near cities that are built into valleys but they would be competing against crop farms for land and manpower.
>>41217680In the East most should be from salt mines. Part of it form the sedimentary basin for the /rrat/ mountains so there should be plenty to go around. Failing that /rrat/ should be selling them.