The Hindu Business Line : Review of ban on milk powder exports after Sept

"The ban is effective till September 30. We will take any decision after reviewing the situation then," the Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ms Charusheela Sohoni, told reporters here.

With global skimmed milk powder prices (SMP) crossing an all-time-high of $5,000 tonne per tonne, the domestic dairy industry has been putting pressure on lifting the ban on exports. Only last week, a delegation of milk cooperatives from Gujarat had met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, stating that the ban was hurting crores of producers in rural areas. "We have to balance the interests of both producers and consumers," Ms Sohoni added.

H.D.

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