Milk prices spiked in last 6 months : Emkay Financial report
Milk prices have seen a significant uptick in the last six months and will continue to increase due to a shortage heading into the peak demand season, a report by Emkay Global Financial Services said. “Milk and milk products have seen an average YoY inflation of 6.5 per cent over the last 12 months, while this increases to 8.1 per…
Dairy cattle require special care to augment milk production
As summer peaks and temperatures rise, management of dairy cattle assumes more significance. Dairy farmers say there is a 20-25% dip in milk production during summer months. Scarcity of green fodder, heat and certain diseases affect the milk production. Since Kerala has more than 96% cross-bred cattle, appropriate summer management advisories must be followed to…
India Must Aim To Become World’s Biggest Dairy Exporter
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that India must not be satisfied by becoming the world’s largest milk producer, but must also aim to become the biggest dairy exporter. Mr Shah also reiterated the central government’s commitment to strengthening the cooperative model. The Union Minister was speaking at the Indian Dairy…
India must focus on breed improvement, cattle productivity
India must focus on breed improvement and enhancing cattle productivity to emerge as the dairy to the world, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala and dairy industry leaders said at inaugural session of the Indian Dairy Association’s (IDA) 49th Dairy Industry Conference and Expo in Gandhinagar. Taking place in Gujarat after…
Dairy farmers’ strike will not hit Aavin milk supply: Minister
With a section of dairy farmers threatening to go on strike from Friday demanding an increase in procurement prices, Minister for Dairy Development S.M. Nasar on Thursday said the Aavin milk supply would not be affected in any manner due to the strike. Speaking to presspersons after holding meetings with various associations, he said Aavin…
Farmers resume march from Nashik demanding remunerative prices for dairy products
Hundreds of farmers resumed their 200-kilometre long march from Nashik to Mumbai. The march is led by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS). They are demanding remunerative prices for their farm products and other items like onion, cotton, soyabean, tur, milk and hirda. A meeting was also scheduled between the farmers and government representatives on March…
49th Dairy Industry Conference inaugurated by Parshottam Rupala
49th Dairy Industry Conference inaugurated with great fan and fare. It looked like an ocean of dairy farmers and dairy professionals from all parts of the India as well as abroad at the helipad venue in Ahmedabad. The three day conference is getting organized after 27 years in Gujarat. There has been multifold increase in…
Inflation in Feb 6.44% on prices of cereals, milk
A hike will add to the cumulative rate hike of 2.5 percentage points since May 2022 and is bound to generate growth headwinds for what is already a slowing economy. India’s benchmark inflation number, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at 6.44% in February on the back of sticky core inflation, and…
Milk in short supply, Karnataka comes up with a solution
EVEN AS worries over cereal inflation are receding — with temperatures not rising as much to damage the standing wheat crop — it is milk that’s increasingly becoming a cause for concern. he Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (KMF) has recently hiked the price of full-cream milk, sold under its ‘Nandini’ brand, in a rather…
India accounts for 23% of world milk production, says Dr Chauhan
Dr Manmohan Singh Chauhan, vice-chancellor, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, said that the industry contributes only 5% to the national economy and directly supports more than 8 crore farmers Increasing land degradation, global warming, erosion of animal and plant genetic resources, livestock-mediated environmental pollution, severe water shortages, and the threat of…