Nepal’s DDC Clears Dairy Dues, Private Processors Report No Pending Payments
The Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) of Nepal has announced the settlement of outstanding payments owed to private milk processors, ending a prolonged financial strain on many operators in the country’s dairy value chain. Officials confirmed that all overdue dues have now been released, and private processors have reported no pending payments, a move that has…
CBI Chargesheet Clears Animal Fat Allegation in Tirupati Laddu Ghee
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted its final chargesheet in the high-profile Tirupati laddu ghee case, ruling out the use of animal fats such as beef tallow or lard in the ghee used for preparing the sacred prasadam served at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). Contrary to earlier political claims, laboratory analyses found…
EU Clears FrieslandCampina-Milcobel Merger, Enlarges Dairy Power
The European Commission has officially approved the proposed merger between Dutch cooperative FrieslandCampina and Belgian cooperative Milcobel. The deal, first announced in December 2024, will bring together operations processing around 10 billion kg of milk annually across nearly 11,000 member farms and 16,000 farmer‐members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and northern France. The Commission concluded…