Category: Milk ‘Powder

Apr 12

Combined export, import surge puts milk on the boil

India’s import of milk products jumped slightly over 1000% to $4.77 billion in 2022-23 even as export of fat items, such as clarified butter (ghee), surged to record levels due to high global prices, stoking the sharpest rise in domestic prices in a decade, data from the government-backed National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) show. A dip in productivity of milch cattle due to the lumpy skin disease epidemic, which is estimated to have killed and emaciated over 300,000 cattle last Read Full Details…

Mar 09

Kenya moves to stop powdered milk imports

Uganda’s milk export figures are likely to suffer a new dent after Kenya suspended imports of powdered milk. In a notice dated March 6 to all milk importers in Kenya, the Kenya Dairy Board, KDB, said it was moving to protect local farmers from external products, as output is expected to increase soon. “In anticipation of the long rains, the Government has stopped the importation of milk powders to cushion the industry from surplus production and low prices,” says a Read Full Details…