Tamil Nadu May Push Milk Procurement to ₹44/Litre
Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangraj has said the State government will consider increasing the milk procurement price paid to farmers to ₹44 per litre, responding to continued demands from dairy farmers for better returns. The proposal comes shortly after the government raised the effective procurement price from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre. The…
Fairlife Celebrates Opening of $650M Webster Processing Plant, Largest Dairy Facility in Northeast U.S.
Soft opening marks major expansion for Coca-Cola subsidiary with 380 jobs created and future capacity reserved for growing protein beverage demand. Fairlife CEO Becca Kerr joined New York Governor Kathy Hochul and local officials on Thursday, August 20, 2026, for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to mark the soft opening of the company’s new $650 million milk…
Aavin Farmers Threaten Milk Supply Halt From Aug 24
Disappointed over Tamil Nadu’s recent ₹3-per-litre increase in milk procurement prices, dairy farmers supplying Aavin have threatened to stop milk procurement from August 24, raising fresh concerns over the cooperative’s already declining milk collection. The State government recently increased the effective procurement price from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre, comprising a ₹1 increase in the…
Aavin May Raise Milk Procurement Price by ₹5–₹7
Tamil Nadu’s dairy procurement economics are under pressure, with Aavin likely to increase the price paid to milk producers by ₹5 per litre for cow milk and ₹7 per litre for buffalo milk. The proposed revision is aimed at encouraging farmers to increase supplies to Aavin amid declining procurement. Under the proposed revision, Aavin’s effective…
Tamil Nadu Plans 12,500 More Milch Cows for Aavin
Tamil Nadu government will facilitate the purchase of 12,500 milch cows under its medium and mini dairy schemes during 2026–27, following its Budget announcement to distribute another 10,000 milch cows free of cost to the rural population. Together, the 22,500 cows will be linked to village-level primary milk producers’ cooperative societies, allowing beneficiaries to access…
Tiruchi Aavin Milk Procurement Under Pressure
Tiruchi Aavin is witnessing a decline in milk procurement as an increasing number of dairy farmers shift their supplies to private dairies offering higher procurement prices. According to officials, the cooperative’s average daily milk procurement has fallen by around 15,000 litres, from nearly 2 lakh litres per day to about 1.85 lakh litres, affecting the…
Aavin Loss Widens to ₹120 Crore Amid Procurement Slump
Tamil Nadu’s state-run dairy cooperative Aavin Federation has reported an unaudited loss of around ₹120 crore for FY 2025–26, contributing to a combined loss of approximately ₹143 crore along with seven district milk producers’ unions—its weakest financial performance since the COVID-19 pandemic. While the federation accounted for ₹120 crore of the loss, seven district unions—Coimbatore,…
Private Dairies Raise Milk, Curd Prices Again in TN
Private dairy companies have increased the retail prices of milk and curd across Tamil Nadu for the second time in seven months, raising prices by ₹2 to ₹4 per litre and taking the cumulative increase to as much as ₹6 per litre since July. The latest revision, effective from July 26, covers major brands including…
Tamil Nadu Farmers Seek Higher Aavin Milk Procurement Price
Milk producers in Tamil Nadu have urged state-owned dairy cooperative Aavin to increase its milk procurement prices, arguing that private dairy companies are offering significantly better rates and attracting a growing number of suppliers. Farmer representatives say the widening gap between Aavin’s procurement price and private sector payments is making dairy farming increasingly unviable, with…
Aavin Rolls Back Ghee Price Revision After Scrutiny
Tamil Nadu’s state-owned dairy brand Aavin has withdrawn its revised ghee pricing order within a week of its issuance after the move came under media scrutiny, while maintaining that consumers were never charged higher retail prices. The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation had issued an order on July 14, effective July 15, revising the…