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India: dairy sector

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This page contains data regarding key components of the India, dairy industry over a given time period.

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INDIA: DAIRY SECTOR
x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA202220232024202520252026%Period
Number of cows ('000) 60.562 63.596
Cow Milk production ('000) 119.678 127.105
Buffalo's - Goat's Milk
Number of Buffaloes ('000) 46.686 48.166
Buffalo's Milk Production ('000) 103.300 104.388
Number of Goats ('000) 41.928 4.401
Goat's Milk Production ('000) 7.600 7.806
DAIRY PRODUCTION 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026(f)
Liquid milk (Source: FAS-USDA) 85.000 87.050 89.000 91.000 91.000 93.000 +2,2% Jan-Dec 2026
Butter (Source: FAS-USDA) 6.500 6.750 6.981 7.190 7.190 7.435 +3,4% Jan-Dec 2026
SMP (Source: FAS-USDA) 700 730 755 770 770 790 +2,6% Jan-Dec 2026
EXPORT202220232024202520252026%Period
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP importers 41 38 45 49 19 21 +6.98% Jan-May 2026
SMP TOP importers 28 1,5 9,3 5,1 2,7 6,7 +150.48% Jan-May 2026
Butter And Other Fats TOP importers 37 21 58 58 31 17 -46.64% Jan-May 2026
Bulk and pack. milk TOP importers 13 14 16 20 8,2 10 +22.75% Jan-May 2026
Lactose edible TOP importers 0,5 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,0 -83.89% Jan-May 2026
Cheese TOP importers 9,1 9,3 10 13 6,0 4,8 -19.45% Jan-May 2026
Infant milk formula TOP importers 3,1 2,6 2,6 2,6 1,1 0,6 -42.73% Jan-May 2026
WMP TOP importers 1,9 1,9 1,8 1,2 0,6 0,7 +18.50% Jan-May 2026
Casein TOP importers 8,5 3,5 2,6 2,5 1,1 2,2 +99.17% Jan-May 2026
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP importers 0,9 2,9 3,1 2,2 1,0 0,7 -23.52% Jan-May 2026
IMPORT202220232024202520252026%Period
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP exporters 31 41 43 37 14,4 13,2 -8.60% Jan-May 2026
Lactose edible TOP exporters 11 26 27 27 9,7 9,0 -7.62% Jan-May 2026
Whey TOP exporters 7,7 22 17 20 8,3 11,1 +33.44% Jan-May 2026
Infant milk formula TOP exporters 2,5 2,1 1,3 1,9 0,6 1,3 +119.49% Jan-May 2026
Caseinates TOP exporters 1,0 1,8 1,8 1,1 0,3 0,1 -55.80% Jan-May 2026
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP exporters 0,9 2,1 1,4 3,7 1,0 2,1 +117.04% Jan-May 2026
Butter And Other Fats TOP exporters 0,3 0,2 0,3 0,7 0,3 0,3 +4.44% Jan-May 2026
Cheese TOP exporters 2,0 2,1 1,6 2,7 0,8 0,7 -7.44% Jan-May 2026
SMP TOP exporters 0,3 1,2 0,2 0,8 0,1 0,4 +173.86% Jan-Apr 2026
WMP TOP exporters 0,0 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,0 -95.50% Jan-May 2026
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Fonte: FAS-USDA) 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026(f)
Butter 6.458 6.726 6.917 7.109 7.109 7.351 +3,4% Jan-Dec 2026
SMP 686 740 742 759 759 780 +2,8% Jan-Dec 2026
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (liter) (Source: Tetra Pak)202220232024202520252026%Period
Liquid milk
% Self-sufficiency rate 100,3% 100,1%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026(f) % Period
GDP (gross domestic product) 6,96% 7,05% 7,24% 7,48% 7,48% 6,19% Jan-Dic 2026
CPI (consumer price index) 6,68% 5,65% 4,98% 2,18% 2,18% 5,06% Jan-Dic 2026
Population ('000) 1.425.423 1.438.070 1.450.936 1.463.866
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 2.379 (e) 2.601 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 2.259(e) 2.406(e)
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate

Source:
Raw material area: State/UT Animal Husbandry Departments; ;
Dairy production: FAS-USDA
Export ed Import: IHS
Per Capita Consumptions: Tetra Pak
GDP and CPI: Intesa Sanpaolo
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: FAO

Last Update: 20-07-2026

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