Milk output can readily be increased by 20% to meet projected demand
When a wave of immigration swelled the population by one million in the 1990s, the dairy industry easily expanded its output to cater for increased demand.
Milk output could be increased by 20% in one or two years, if needs be, says Dan Levanon, Chief Scientist in the Ministry of Agriculture. This could happen if Middle Eastern peace allows Israel to supply the dairy products now imported into neighbouring Arab countries from Australia and New Zealand.
