# India’s dairy flush starts up to 1.5 months late amid El Niño

> India’s winter milk surplus is expected to arrive up to 1.5 months later than usual in major producing regions. Reports attribute the delay to El Niño-related heat and irregular rainfall, which are constraining milk collections as festive demand remains strong and feed costs rise.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:11:50.250Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91088-india-s-dairy-flush-starts-up-to-1-5-months-late-amid-el-nino
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A delayed seasonal supply increase could tighten raw-milk availability and reduce the time processors have to build powder and butter stocks, supporting domestic dairy prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-08-06 | [Milk is Starting to Feel Tight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4738-milk-is-starting-to-feel-tight.md) | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| MILK | 2023-01-31 | [Dairy Market Update January 2023 \| MCT Dairies, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5881-dairy-market-update-january-2023-mct-dairies-inc.md) | -8.3% | -8.2% |
| MILK | 2021-04-28 | [Dairy farmers struggle with high costs in tricky market - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47614-dairy-farmers-struggle-with-high-costs-in-tricky-market-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| MILK | 2019-12-06 | [No sign of flush season this year, production of milk drops across Maharashtra \| Mumbai News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6375-no-sign-of-flush-season-this-year-production-of-milk-drops-across-maharashtra.md) | +0.3% | -12.4% |
| MILK | 2019-02-20 | [International prices for milk and dairy products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9987-international-prices-for-milk-and-dairy-products.md) | -0.3% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- dairynews.today: https://dairynews.today/news/india_s_dairy_flush_starts_up_to_1_5_months_late_amid_el_ni_o_9191567.html

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