Estimates of Cattle milk production in India was 73645.57 thousand tonne during 2015-16, Out of which 1554.06 (2.1%), 40377.32 (54.8%), 17998.74 (24.4%) and 13715.45 (18.6%) thousand tonne milk was from Exotic Cattle, Crossbred Exotic Cattle, Indigenous Cattle and Non-Descript Cattle respectively. Top 5 States/UTs in terms of Estimates of Cattle Milk Production during 2015-16 were: Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
Cattle milk production in Uttar Pradesh was 8242.95 thousand tonne during 2015-16, Out of which 355.48 (4.3%), 2808.68 (34.1%), 3754.37 (45.5%) and 1324.42 (16.1%) thousand tonne milk was from Exotic Cattle, Crossbred Exotic Cattle, Indigenous Cattle and Non-Descript Cattle respectively. It had a weightage of 11.19% of the total Cattle milk produced in India during the year. Cattle milk production in Tamil Nadu was 6868.36 thousand tonne during 2015-16, Out of which 129.56 (1.9%), 6106.82 (88.9%), 631.98 (9.2%) and 0 (0%) thousand tonne milk was from Exotic Cattle, Crossbred Exotic Cattle, Indigenous Cattle and Non-Descript Cattle respectively. It had a weightage of 9.33% of the total Cattle milk produced in India during the year.
Cattle milk production in Rajasthan was 6629.62 thousand tonne during 2015-16, Out of which 0 (0%), 2234.97 (33.7%), 2388.21 (36%) and 2006.44 (30.3%) thousand tonne milk was from Exotic Cattle, Crossbred Exotic Cattle, Indigenous Cattle and Non-Descript Cattle respectively. It had a weightage of 9% of the total Cattle milk produced in India during the year. Cattle milk production in Maharashtra was 6061.99 thousand tonne during 2015-16, Out of which 32.44 (0.5%), 4664.23 (76.9%), 386.55 (6.4%) and 978.77 (16.1%) thousand tonne milk was from Exotic Cattle, Crossbred Exotic Cattle, Indigenous Cattle and Non-Descript Cattle respectively. It had a weightage of 8.23% of the total Cattle milk produced in India during the year.
Cattle milk production in Madhya Pradesh was 5930.12 thousand tonne during 2015-16, Out of which 56.43 (1%), 1298.48 (21.9%), 670.97 (11.3%) and 3904.24 (65.8%) thousand tonne milk was from Exotic Cattle, Crossbred Exotic Cattle, Indigenous Cattle and Non-Descript Cattle respectively. It had a weightage of 8.05% of the total Cattle milk produced in India during the year.
Note: Data values are in ‘000 tonne; Source: Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and also published in Statistical Year Book 2017 by MOSPI.
Author: Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava
Published at: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 04:14:19 +0000
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