Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India has recorded an 80 per cent growth in the export of dairy products at $492.9 million during 2024-25, making it an important earner of foreign exchange in the food segment. In volume terms dairy exports worked out to 113,350.4 metric tonnes during the financial year, registering a growth of 77.9 per cent over the corresponding figure of 2023-24, according to official figures.
The major export destinations for Indian milk products include the United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and Bhutan. India has ranked first in milk production in the world since 1998 and now contributes 25 per cent of global milk production.
India’s milk production has increased by 63.56 per cent over the past 10 years from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 239.2 million tonnes during 2023-24, with an annual growth rate of 5.7 per cent, while world milk production is growing at 2 per cent per annum, according to official figures tabled in Parliament.
Per capita availability of milk in the country has increased by 48 per cent in the last decade with more than 471 gm/person/day during the year 2023-24 as against the per capita availability of 322 gram/ person/day in the world. This increased production was the result of the various schemes that the Government is implementing to boost the dairy sector.
