INDIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE IN 2022 - 2023 The dairy industry in India is the largest globally, accounting for 23% of global milk production. The Indian Dairy industry contributes 5% to the national economy and supports more than 8 crore farmers.
The nation's milk production increased at a CAGR of 6.2% in the last decade. India's milk production rises 5% to 221.06 million tonnes in FY22.The major production area of dairy products in India is Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
Indian Dairy ExportsIn 2022, India exported 108,711 MT of dairy products to the world for a total of Rs. 2,928.79 crore (US$ 391.59 million), with key export destinations being Bangladesh, UAE, Bahrain, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
India produced 221.06 million tonnes of milk in 2021–2022, an increase of 5% in FY22 .
The milk output saw an annual growth rate of 5.29% in 2021–2022. Rajasthan (15.05%), Uttar Pradesh (14.93%), Madhya Pradesh (8.06%), Gujarat (7.56%), and Andhra Pradesh (6.97%) are the top five states that produce the most milk.
India now has indisputably the world's biggest dairy industry-in terms of milk production; during the last fiscal, India produced close to 221.1 million tonnes of milk, close to 50% than the US and more than three times than China.