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Govt bans export of skimmed milk powder

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Bs Reporter, New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 2:53 AM IST

With milk prices rising by almost 20 per cent in the retail markets in the last one year due to demand- supply mismatch, the government today banned exports of skimmed milk powder and its products to improve domestic supplies.

Export of casein and its products, a protein derivative of milk, has also been banned, the commerce ministry said in a notification. India’s milk production grew by 3.7 per cent annually in the last 10 years.

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First Published: Feb 19 2011 | 12:30 AM IST

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