Milk Production

TMS Ep407: Milk crisis, rising rentals, IT Q4 results, RBI's pause & pivot

Is India staring at a milk shortage? What do increasing rentals tell us about the economy? Will Q4 results of IT majors surprise the Street? What's RBI monetary policy's pause and pivot? Answers here

TMS Ep407: Milk crisis, rising rentals, IT Q4 results, RBI's pause & pivot

Is India staring at a milk shortage? What do increasing rentals tell us about the economy? Will Q4 results of IT majors surprise the Street? What's RBI monetary policy's pause and pivot? Answers here

Stagnant milk output: Dairy imports may be allowed after a decade

India usually imports high-value milk products but not mass-consumed items

Sweating over milk: India stares at supply crunch as summer sets in

Industry asks government to consider imports as the season of abundant stocks fails this year

IIT Madras, IISER come up with new method to detect milk adulteration

This technique can be used to detect starch adulteration in milk up to 0.005% weight by volume of starch

After independence India's milk production increased 10-fold: Amit Shah

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday attended the 49th dairy industry convention in Gandhinagar and said after independence India's milk production has increased 10 times

We have to set target to contribute 33% of milk production by 2033-34: Shah

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that India should set a target to contribute 330 million metric tonnes (MMT), or 33 per cent, of global milk production by 2033-34. Central and state governments as well as cooperatives should work together to achieve this, Shah said at the 49th Dairy Industry Conference organised here. We have to move forward with the target of producing 330 MMT, or 33 percent, of world's milk (production) by 2033-34...If two lakh new primary milk producing committees are formed (at panchayat level), then in coming years, India will have the capacity to become a contributor of 33 percent of global milk production, Shah said, while calling for a need to explore this possibility. To achieve this, the central and state governments as well as cooperative movements should work together. We have to make production by masses a ground reality while maintaining mass production, he said.

Himachal govt proposes to impose Rs 10 milk cess on liquor bottles

The Himachal Pradesh government in the budget for 2023-24 has proposed to impose a Rs 10 milk cess on liquor bottles sold in the state, which is expected to fetch Rs 100 crore every year to the state exchequer. Recently, the state government has decided to purchase cow and buffalo milk to increase the income of milk producers. Announcing the imposition of Rs 10 per cess on liquor bottles in the budget for 2023-24, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the income generated would be used to increase the income of milk producers through higher milk production. The chief minister also announced the launch of the "Him-Ganga" scheme to develop a milk-based economy in the state. Under the scheme, cattle rearers will be provided true cost-based milk prices and qualitative improvement will be brought into the system of milk procurement, processing and marketing. The state government will ensure that milk producers, especially the poorer sections, are protected from ...

India's milk production rises 5% to 221.06 mn tonnes in FY22: Centre

India's milk production rose 5 per cent in 2021-22 to 221.06 million tonnes, the government said on Wednesday. Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Parshottam Rupala on Wednesday unveiled an annual publication 'Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022'. The Minister congratulated Animal Husbandry's Statistics Division for coming out with this publication. He said the book has become an important source of information in the field of livestock, according to an official statement. "Total milk production in the country during 2021-22 is 221.06 million tonnes," the statement said. In 2021-22, the milk production has registered an annual growth rate of 5.29 per cent. Top five major milk-producing states are Rajasthan (15.05%), Uttar Pradesh (14.93%), Madhya Pradesh (8.06%), Gujarat (7.56%) and Andhra Pradesh (6.97%). As per the data, in 2021-22, the total egg production in the country stood at 129.60 billion nos, up 6.19 per cent as compared to previous year. Total five ..

India ranks first, contributes 24% of global milk production: Govt to LS

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala told Lok Sabha that India is the highest milk producer in the world contributing 24 per cent of global milk production

Spike in fodder costs raise fears of impending shortage of milk products

In milk, around 80 per cent of what consumers pay is passed on to the farmers in the form of procurement price

NDDB, Amul to provide tech support to boost milk production in Sri Lanka

India will provide technical support to Sri Lanka to enhance its dairy industry and milk output, a move aimed at reducing the cash-strapped country's dependence on imported milk products, the Sri Lankan President's Office said on Monday. Officials of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk under the Amul brand, have taken steps to provide necessary technical support for the production of milk in Sri Lanka, the President's Media Division said in a statement. A preliminary discussion was held on the issue at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday, it said. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has also appointed a panel consisting of representatives from the public and private sectors to work with the multi-disciplinary team of the NDDB to prepare a short, medium and long-term plan to increase local milk production to reduce the country's dependence on imported milk powder, it said. During Monda

PM Modi hails growth of dairy sector, milk production in last 8 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed happiness over the growth in milk production in the last eight years, and said a vibrant dairy sector is also a great way to further strengthen our "Nari Shakti (women power)". His remarks came in response to a tweet by Union minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying Parshottam Rupala, who said there had been a "monumental growth" in milk production in the last eight years. "It increased 83 MT in just 8yrs under visionary leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi ji. Earlier in 63 yrs it increased only 121MT," he said. Tagging the minister's tweet, Modi said, "This is particularly gladdening. A vibrant dairy sector is also a great way to further strengthen our Nari Shakti." "May the dairy sector grow even more in the coming times," the prime minister added.

Dairy industry revenue likely to witness 12-14% growth in FY23: Report

The strong revival of the hotels, restaurants and catering (HoReCa) segment and the increase in retail prices are likely to help the dairy industry achieve 12-14 per cent revenue growth this fiscal, according to a report. Indian dairy companies are estimated to achieve revenue growth of 12-14 per cent in FY23 on a year-on-year basis, backed by a strong revival in demand, especially the HoReCa segment and an increase in retail prices, Icra said in a report on Thursday. However, the operating profit margins are expected to contract by 120-160 bps on a year-on-year basis as the retail price hikes are expected to provide only partial support to the input cost pressures, it added. Icra expects the industry to maintain a stable credit profile, supported by a favourable demand outlook and moderate debt levels. Milk production yields in the first half (H1) of FY23 were hampered by the prevalence of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), notably among cows in the northern states. Although a successful

Amul's Pashudhan is opening an alternative business for farmers, eBay style

In the "Pashudhan" tool of Amul's Milk Producers' app, the cattle rearers can upload pictures of their cattle and enter details like the day's milk yield and breed in order to sell them

Milk scheme benefits more than 800,000 producers in Rajasthan: Official

More than Rs 600 crore was paid between February 2019 and March 2022 to milk producers associated with cooperative dairies

Milk producer firms' procurement to jump 3-fold to Rs 18K cr in value terms

Milk procurement by milk producer companies, which are owned by farmers, is estimated to jump nearly 3-fold and touch Rs 18,000 crore in value terms in the next five years, according to NDDB. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Meenesh Shah said the milk producer companies procured milk worth Rs 5,575 crore last fiscal year and the same is set to triple and reach over Rs 18,000 crore in the next five years. He also assured that NDDB through its arm NDDB Dairy Services will facilitate setting up of more milk producer companies across the country, the board said in a statement. Shah was addressing the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 being held at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh during September 12-15. "The startup concept may have come recently but the milk producer companies are the real startups working since long," he said. Shah said, about 750,000 farmers, including over 70 per cent women, have created about 20 producer-owned entities. "Ever since the inception of the

Lumpy skin disease may be controlled in a month, says Sanjeev Balyan

On the impact of LSD on the country's milk production, Balyan said there will be a minimal impact on annual milk production, if any.

UP top milk producer in India, 9 new dairy plants to be ready by 2024: CM

Uttar Pradesh is India's largest milk producer and nine new greenfield dairy plants will get functional in the state in the next two years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday. He sought the National Dairy Development Board's further support for the dairy sector in the state and assured all cooperation from his government. Adityanath said UP now has 319 lakh metric tonnes of annual milk production and contributes 16 per cent of India's dairy production and is the top milk-producing state in the country. He made the appeal and shared the figures during his speech at the inaugural session of the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit 2022, being held in Greater Noida. The four-day summit, last held in India in 1974, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "UP is the largest state in India in terms of population. It is also at the top in the country in milk production, having 16 per cent of the country's dairy production. "Today UP produces 319 lakh met

After Covid, now a mammoth vaccination drive for lumpy skin disease

Cattle are being vaccinated swiftly as the disease breaks out of its initial holds of Rajasthan and Gujarat and starts infecting buffaloes too