The factors pushing India to consider milk imports | Mint Explains | Mint

India is ranked 1st in milk production contributing 23 per cent of global milk production. But now India now faces a unique challenge: considering imports due to a combination of factors, including high feed costs, inclement weather, disease outbreaks, and demand-supply imbalances. In this video, we'll delve into how India's milk output growth has stalled, and how retail milk prices have surged by about 15% in the past year, contributing to high food inflation. In this video, let us Discover the immediate and long-term factors behind this phenomenon and how they are affecting consumers, especially those in low-income households.