INDIA’S DAIRY SECTOR WANTS EXPORT BAN LIFTED
March 1st, 2012
BY MINI PANT ZACHARIAH, IN MUMBAI
INDIA'S USD70 billion dairy sector has asked the Indian government to lift the country's ban on export of milk and milk products imposed in February 2011, telling just-food domestic supplies are sufficiently healthy for international trading. The ban was actually imposed at the industry's behest to check soaring milk prices: rising 12% in wholesale and 20% in retail last year. R S Sodhi, managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation that owns the key Amul dairy brand, told just-food: "The local supply ...
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