CCEA may revoke ban on export of selected milk products

01 Nov 2012 Evaluate

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is scheduled to meet later today and is likely to decide on lifting ban on export of milk products, especially whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods, amidst of surplus availability of milk powder in the country.

The government, to boost the domestic supply, had imposed ban on export of all kinds of milk products,  skimmed milk powder (SMP), whole milk powder (WMP), dairy whitener, infant milk foods, casein and casein products, in February 2011. However, the ban was withdrawn only in the case of casein in April and SMP in June of this year. The removal of the export ban on whole milk powder (WMP), dairy whitener, infant milk foods and other milk products was proposed by the Agriculture Ministry with immediate effect in view of flush season for milk that started this month, improved supply of milk and milk powder in the country.

At present, there is a stock of 1.12 lakh tonnes of milk powder in the country and the inflation in milk on the Consumer Price Indice (CPI) stood at 11.43 percent last month. As much as 300 lakh kilos of milk per day were procured in the country in September, while sales were to the tune of only 260 lakh kilos per day. Due to the better global prices, the ministry senses that there may be scope for domestic dairy industry to export milk products without any incentives at present.

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