GDT 408: Milk Powders lead global dairy market recovery
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Event 408, held on 21 July 2026, has brought a welcome respite to the global dairy market after three consecutive weak auctions. The GDT Price Index increased by 1.5%, reversing the sharp 4.9% decline recorded in Event 407, while the average winning price improved to USD 3,793/MT. The auction…
The Next Dairy Revolution May Begin in a Seed—with Milk Proteins
For decades, the global dairy industry has drawn a clear distinction between conventional dairy and plant-based alternatives. While plant-based beverages have attempted to imitate milk’s appearance and nutritional profile, they have never been able to replicate what truly makes milk unique—its complex proteins, particularly casein, which is responsible for milk’s nutritional quality, functional properties and…
Beyond Raids: Should Regulators Also Be Measured by Prevention?
Tukaram Mundhe has never been an easy man to ignore. Across a 21-year career and 25 transfers, the 2005-batch IAS officer has built a reputation — in Solapur, in Nashik, and now at the helm of Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration — as someone who enforces rules without exception and without regard for whose interests…
Trust, Not Transfers: Why India’s Food Safety System Needs a Faceless Sampling Model
For the last few months, India has witnessed an unprecedented series of enforcement actions against food adulteration. Maharashtra has led the headlines with large-scale inspections, raids and action against food business operators involved in milk and dairy adulteration. Every few months, a state finds its hero. A Food Commissioner leads a raid, adulterated milk is…
GDT 407: Global dairy market enters correction mode
GDT 407: Global dairy market enters correction mode The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Event 407, held on 7 July 2026, has delivered the sharpest correction witnessed in the global dairy market this year. The GDT Price Index declined by 4.9%, while the average winning price fell to USD 3,793/MT, reflecting broad-based weakness across major…
Belarus Dairy Exports Surge 50% on Commodity Exchange
Belarus significantly expanded its dairy exports through the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) during the first half of 2026, with sales increasing 1.5 times year-on-year to reach more than BYN 274 million (approximately US$93 million). Dairy products accounted for over 40% of the total value of agricultural exports traded on the exchange during the period,…
CRISIL Validates Our Concerns: Is 6% Milk Production Growth in FY27 Realistic?
For several months, DairyNews7x7 has consistently questioned the optimism surrounding the official projection of 6% growth in India’s milk production during FY27. Our concern was simple: can milk output accelerate at a time when the sector is grappling with rising feed costs, climatic stress, heat waves, and structural challenges affecting productivity? A recent report by…
FSSAI’s Production Record Rule: Relief for Traders, But Dairy Industry Still Awaits Clarity
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has finally notified the amendment mandating licensed food manufacturers to maintain daily records of production and raw material utilisation. The final gazette notification, issued on 23 June 2026, brings some welcome relief by exempting non-manufacturing food businesses from this requirement, reflecting concerns raised by industry stakeholders…
White Revolution 2.0: Expanding Without Diluting Local Institutions
The true test of White Revolution 2.0 will not be how many new institutions it creates, but whether it strengthens the institutions that made White Revolution 1.0 a global success. India’s dairy cooperative movement is one of the world’s finest examples of grassroots economic transformation. The Anand Pattern—built on village societies, district unions and state…
GDT 406: Global dairy prices correct across commodities
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction (Event 406 held on June 16, 2026) signals a broad-based correction in global dairy prices, with the GDT Price Index declining by 2.8% and the average winning price settling at USD 3,979/MT. Unlike Event 405, where fats had shown some recovery, Event 406 witnessed weakness across most major commodities,…