Milk Production in Indiahas increased manifold and in the last financial year, the total milkproduction in the country crossed the mark of 140 Million Tonnes. Milk is usedas a food. It is used prepare curd, butter, ghee cream and ice cream etc.
The government is takingseveral initiatives and introducing yearly plans in order to boost the dairymarket. The Indian dairy market is now witnessing the entry of a large numberof foreign players. India’s demand for milk and milk products is increasingtwice as fast as the production of milk. The market is also witnessing aconsumer shift towards healthier products such as UHT milk, probiotic drinks, ProcessedCheese, Curd, Butter Milk & Ghee etc.
India is one of thefastest growing markets for cheese with a total consumption of about 7,000 tonsa year. Cheese is becoming a popularitem in the menu of all relatively affluent families. Slowly but surely, itwill penetrate into the rural markets.Yogurt, traditionally known as “Dahi” inIndia, has been a part of the Indian meal, with home-made dahi consumed daily.The Indianpalate is well-accustomed to the taste of not only plain yogurt butalso such form and taste variants as Lassi, Chaas, Srikhand, Mishti Doi, Raita,etc.
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