No Difference Between Milk Of Indian And Foreign Cows : Sanjeev Balyan
Government informed Parliament that there is no difference between the milk of indigenous and foreign cow breeds. Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Sanjeev Balyan stated in a written reply in Lok Sabha that “as per the information received from ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), there is no conclusive information available…
Kishore Biyani re-energises JV with Fonterra and Hain Celestial Group Inc.
When chips are down, Kishore Biyani is launching some chips. The Kishore Biyani-led group’s debt had spiralled out of control last year, forcing it to get into a nearly Rs 25,000-crore transaction with Reliance Retail Even as Biyani is embroiled in various legal tussle with Amazon that has for months put a big spanner into…
WTO scans India’s agriculture export subsidies policy
India’s farm subsidy policies came under the scanner at the World Trade Organization (WTO) during the country’s trade policy review (TPR), with members such as Canada, the US and Australia complaining that India has not declared its agriculture export subsidies for more than eight years, while Brazil held that India’s longstanding support measures for sugar…
Dairy majors in India planning to set up buffalo mozzarella plants
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi gave its approval last year to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in the food processing sector also . This scheme is for enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Enhancing Exports under Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. List of products under PLI The list of the products…
Early onset of summers will bring strong ice creams sales during season
The ‘warmest’ February and an early onset of summer is bringing cheer to ice-cream makers in India. After a nearly 90 percent drop in sales in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, ice-cream makers are pinning their hopes on a strong summer season this year and have lined up new product launches. The lockdown, which was…
Nestle India’s growth focus is good, but stock is already costlier
Nestle India held an analyst meet last week and provided an update on its business. Among segments, milk products and nutrition increased 8.9% and accounted for 45.8% of overall sales. Prepared dishes and cooking aids rose11.4% and contributed 30% of sales The packaged foods company is has over 40 new innovation projects in the pipeline. Over…
Amul exported 1124 MT of SMP in a single rail rake
The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets the brand Amul, was under pressure to pay a good price to Gujarat farmers following a glut of liquid milk during the pandemic over the past year. However, the export orders for skimmed milk powder (SMP) the dairy giant received over the past two months, will allow…
Food inflation in India to increase as milk, chicken may cost more
Food inflation in India will probably accelerate in the coming months on stronger prices of fruits, vegetables and chicken following poor supplies, according to a top executive of the nation’s biggest animal-feed company. Weaker prices of animal protein due to poor demand from bulk users like hotels and banquets, which account for one-third of total…
Karimnagar Dairy increases milk procurement price by around Rs 2 /litre
Dairy farmers of the district now have a reason to rejoice as the Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limited (KMPCL) management has decided to increase the milk procurement price by Rs 2 per litre and provide an incentive of Rs 1 per litre, in addition to the incentive of Rs 4 per litre that is given by…
Khap panchayat urges dairy farmers to sell milk at Rs 100/ltr in Haryana
A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Hisar on Sunday urged dairy farmers to sells milk at Rs 100 per litre to government cooperative societies in protest against the Centre’s farm laws and high fuel prices. The appeal was made at a meeting of the Satrol Khap held in Hisar’s Narnaund under the chairmanship of its head…