High milk prices likely to continue till October: Mother Dairy MD

For the next six months, we will have a portfolio of various categories, says Manish Bandlish

High milk prices are likely to persist till October, and so are demand-supply imbalance and stress in the availability of raw milk and fodder. Any disturbance in the dairy sector takes two-three years to be normal, says Manish Bandlish, managing director, Mother Dairy, in an interview to Pratigya Yadav. Edited excerpts.

How was the company’s growth in 2022-23?
 

We had a solid growth path in the past one year. After Covid, generally, consumption in the dairy sector has been strong. We have seen growth in milk categories including fermented products like curd, chhach, and ice cream, which were dormant in the