‘Philippines 2028 milk production target on track’

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ milk production target of 80 million liters by 2028 is on track after recording a four percent increase in 2023, according to the National Dairy Authority.

In 2023, at least 22.87 million liters of milk were produced compared to 21.93 million liters of total production in 2022, NDA officer-in-charge administrator Gavino Alfredo Benitez said yesterday.

“Of this, 78 percent came from cattle and 12 percent from goats, reflecting the animals currently supported by the NDA,” he noted.

The dairy animal herd grew by 12 percent, from 67,967 in 2022 to 75,798 in 2023, he added.

The NDA will celebrate World Milk Day with a dairy fair on May 31, showcasing products from its assisted cooperatives in northern and southern Luzon.

Since 2001, World Milk Day, established by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, has been marked on June 1.

Cooperatives participating in the May 31 dairy fair are DVF Dairy Farm, Catmon Multi-Purpose Cooperative, R.O. Valerio Dairy Farm, Batangas Dairy Cooperative, Aces Philproducers Corp. and Arrsaq Dairy Cooperative.