BUFFALO MILK PRODUCTION IN PUNJAB: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

INDERPREET KAUR¹, VARINDER PAL SINGH²*
¹Department of Dairy Economics and Business Management, College of Dairy Science & Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141001, India
²Department of Dairy Economics and Business Management, College of Dairy Science & Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141001, India
* Corresponding Author : dhindsavp@gmail.com

Received : 01-09-2018     Accepted : 11-09-2018     Published : 15-09-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 17       Pages : 7050 - 7056
Int J Agr Sci 10.17 (2018):7050-7056

Keywords : farm size category, fixed cost, variable cost, milk price, returns, dairy enterprise profit
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : We also acknowledge the financial support provided by Punjab Dairy Development Board for carrying out the research. Author thankful to College of Dairy Science & Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141001, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present study has been conducted in three zones of Punjab, viz. zone I (Sub-mountainous zone), zone II (Central zone) and zone III (South-western zone) in order to examine the cost and return structure of buffalo milk production and suggesting measures to enhance the same. It was observed that herd size had a direct relationship with the milk production and yield. The milk yield per in-milk animal was found to be highest in zone II and it increased with increase in herd size. The total fixed and variable cost per day per milch animal was found to be highest in zone II and increased with the increase in herd size. The major share in the total cost of milk production was of variable costs (about 86 percent). The cost of milk production on per litre basis was highest in zone I (Rs 25.95/litre) and it decreased with increase in herd size. Further, dairy enterprise profit per day per milch animal on per litre basis was found to be the highest in zone II i.e. Rs 5.96/litre and it increased with increase in herd size. Further, during the period 2010 to 2012, cost of milk production has increased fast as compared to milk prices. Therefore, the profit per litre declined during this period.

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