Dairy Farming And Milk Supply

Balanced diet, effective breed and manure management and precision dairy farming technologies could improve dairy productivity in India and reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, according to a new report. The report, titled "India's Dairy Future: Aligning Livelihoods, Growth, and Climate Solutions", says the doubling of the female bovine population in India -- from 122.7 million in 1972 to 246.7 million in 2019 -- has led to a corresponding doubling of greenhouse gas emissions from dairy animals. India's livestock sector is projected to account for 15.7 per cent of global enteric methane emissions by 2050, it said. According to the data published by the International Energy Agency earlier this year, India is the third largest emitter of methane. Studies suggest livestock are responsible for about 48 per cent of all methane emissions in the country, with cattle accounting for the majority of it. Despite the significant rise in female bovine population and .

From 6.62 per cent in FY18, India's milk production growth rate has fallen sharply to 3.78 per cent in FY24. The country, however, still remains the world's largest producer of milk

India's milk production rose 4 per cent to 239.30 million tonnes in 2023-24, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh said on Tuesday. The milk output of India, the world's largest milk producer, stood at 230.58 million tonnes in 2022-23. Addressing an event to celebrate National Milk Day, he said the milk production has increased to around 239 million tonnes in 2023-24 on the back of improvement in productivity. The government released Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024 on the occasion of National Milk Day 2024, which is celebrated every year on November 26 to honour the Father of white revolution, Verghese Kurien, who was born on this day. Singh said the per capita milk availability has also increased to 471 gm per day in 2023-24 from 459 gm per day in 2022-23. The minister noted that the average growth in India's milk production has been 6 per cent as against 2 per cent of the world's average. Singh emphasised the need to bring dairy far

India's overall milk production increased from 188 million tonnes in 2018-19 to 231 million tonnes in 2022-23 but the annual growth rate has dropped from 6.47 per cent to around 4 per cent

On Wednesday, Heritage Foods reported a revenue of Rs 950 crore, marking a 16.3 per cent increase from Rs 817.6 crore in the corresponding period a year ago

Amul has tied up with 108-year-old cooperative organisation Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) to launch fresh milk in the US market

Surat-based Shree Radhe Dairy is eyeing Rs 1,000 crore revenue by 2025-26, on the back of capacity expansion with an investment of Rs 70 crore, according to a top company official. "We have reached a turnover of Rs 100 crore for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, and are expecting to touch the Rs 1,000 crore mark by 2026. For this, we are expanding our ghee production capacity from the current 50,000 litre per day to 1 lakh litre per day. We have earmarked Rs 70 crore for this expansion," Shree Radhe Dairy founder and chairman Bhupat Sukhadiya told PTI on Monday. The company, which produces ghee, milk and butter milk under Vastu Dairy brand, is mainly focusing on ghee, 80 per cent cow and 20 per cent buffalo, he said, adding that the product is available in 25 states. "Our main focus is on production of ghee. For this, we procure milk from farmers from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan," he said. Currently, Vastu Dairy is available through mom-and-pop-stores with a market share

Union minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday made it clear that the country will not import dairy products like butter and the supplies will be improved with the help of huge untapped domestic sector. "There is no truth in it (shortage of dairy products). No import will take place," Rupala, who is incharge of ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, told reporters on the sidelines of an event. He said there is no shortage of milk in the country and the government is regularly monitoring. "The demand has increased. We have huge untapped area, we will try to tap that...We will manage it properly and there is no need to worry," he said and urged farmers and consumers not to worry about it. On rise in retail prices of dairy products, the minister said there is no need to worry about the prices. Farmers are getting good rates.

Don't be surprised if you are not finding butter of popular dairy brands in the markets of Delhi-NCR. There is actually a shortage of butter - a major dairy product - in markets for the past few days

LSD is a non-zoonotic disease and not transmissible from animals to humans, said IVRI official

At a time when other food and beverage (F&B) brands took a hit during the lockdown, Amul was on a product-launching spree.

PM addressed a gathering at Diyodar in the Banaskantha district after inaugurating a new dairy complex and a potato processing plant of the Banas Dairy

The Rs 6000-billion dairy industry in India has witnessed a dramatic shift in milk supply over the last few months with farmers initiating direct supply to retailers and bulk consumers to fetch better realization than supplying to organized collection centres under a corporate brand. Targeting mainly to hotel, restaurants and catering (HORECA) segments, the new system of milk supply is posing a big threat to dairy companies in terms of milk availability for short term and sustained milk supply for future projects.In fact, the new mode of milk supply started in Andhra Pradesh with dozens of farmers joining hands like Farmers Produce Organisations (FPOs) and tying up with HORECA chains in the vicinity which fetch them at least Rs 4-5 a litre more than the price paid by organized companies and bulk suppliers. With milk is gradually getting oversupplied due to sustained increase in its production, organized companies have been paying Rs 21-22 a litre for milk which farmers feel is ...