DAIRY NEWS Ahead of GIS-2023, U.P. dairy sector exceeds investment target
Uttar Pradesh, which already stands on top in milk production in the country, has exceeded the investment target in the dairy sector by 200% ahead of the proposed Global Investors’ Summit (GIS) even as a Dutch company has expressed its interest to set up a dairy plant in the state, a government official said here […]
Dairy farmers becoming self-reliant through ODOP in J&K UT
One District, One Product (ODOP), launched by Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries to help districts reach their full potential, foster economic and socio-cultural growth, and create employment opportunities, especially in rural areas. The scheme aims to identify, promote and brand a product from one district. The ODOP scheme aims to turn every district in […]
Rising input costs send wholesale milk prices up 10.2% in flush season
India is in the middle of the flush season for milk production which runs from October to March. Wholesale milk prices increased 10.2 percent on-year in December 2022 against a marginal rise in general month-on-month wholesale prices at 0.6 percent, according to a report by ICCI. Various factors such as the onset of the lumpy skin disease […]
Preserving Dairy Sector under Climate Change
Global milk production is projected to grow at 1.8% p.a. (to 1060 million tonnes by 2031) over the next decade, faster than most other main agricultural commodities. India has been the leading producer and consumer of dairy products worldwide since 1998 with a sustained growth. India is the largest producer of milk and ranked 1st contributing […]
Heat stress crimping summer milk output: Study
Increasing spells of summer heatwave in northwestern India, thought to be linked to climate change, are hurting milk productivity, or output per cattle, while raising costs of production for farmers. Increasing spells of summer heatwave in northwestern India, thought to be linked to climate change, are hurting milk productivity, or output per cattle, while raising […]
Fodder inflation could really shrink milk output
The recent increase in fodder costs have played a major role in rising milk prices, hitting dairy farmers hard. Fodder inflation has seen a sharp hike in the last four months, despite the softening of overall WPI inflation in the recent months. The overall WPI inflation has eased to 10.70 per cent in September from […]
25.3 lakh tonnes of milk produced in Kerala last year-Self sufficiency
Public Works Minister P A Mohamed Riyas on Sunday said Kerala will soon achieve the goal of self-sufficiency in the dairy sector. He was inaugurating the dairy farmers meeting jointly organised by the dairy development department, Kozhikode corporation, and block panchayat at the Naduvattam Crown Auditorium. Last year, the annual milk production in the state was […]
Why India’s agri production stats need a ground reality check
How much milk does India really produce? What is its actual domestic requirement of cereals or sugar? These are simple questions, but basic to understanding the market for agri-produce — not just in these inflationary times, but also from a policy and planning perspective. Consider milk. According to the National Statistical Office’s (NSO) household consumer […]
The problems scale up faster than the solutions
It was like a dream becoming part of recently concluded IDF WDS 2022 in India. I was sure that if this event occurs every 48 years in India then I don’t stand any chance attending it next time. During the event Mr R S Sodhi MD GCMMF forecasted that India’s milk production is expected to jump three-fold […]
India’s milk output to jump 3-fold to 628 million MT in 25 years:R S Sodhi
India’s milk production is expected to jump three-fold to 628 million tonnes in the next 25 years with an average annual growth of 4.5 per cent, Amul Managing Director R S Sodhi said on Monday. Size of Indian dairy market to jump over 2-fold to Rs 30 lakh cr by 2027 said Meenesh Shah Chairman NDDB.Shah said […]