India’s milk production is up 4 percent to record 239.3 million tons in FY24, despite a fall in the output of buffaloes

New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) India’s milk production rose nearly 4 per cent annually to 239.3 million tonnes in 2023-24 on better productivity, even as milk output of buffaloes declined 16 per cent annually, according to government data on Tuesday. The milk output of India, the world’s largest milk producer, stood at 230.58 MT in 2022-23. Addressing an event to celebrate National Milk Day, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the milk production has increased to around 239 MT in 2023-24 on the back of improvement in productivity. The minister 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 ...