Udupi Dairy farmers to launch postcard campaign seeking hike in milk price
Dairy farmers attached to Sahakara Bharathi, a NGO of cooperatives, will launch a postcard campaign by holding a convention of farmers in Udupi on October 27 to urge the State government to hike the milk procurement price by ₹5 a litre. According to the convener (dairy farmers’ cell) of Sahakara Bharathi Sanoor Narasimha Kamath, the…
Supreme Court quashes conviction for excess moisture in paneer
The conviction a person for food adulteration on the ground that moisture content in the paneer sold by him exceeded the prescribed limit of 70 percent, was quashed by the Supreme Court last week [Bhattacharjee Mahasya and anr vs State of West Bengal and anr]. A bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and V Ramasubramanian said that the expert evidence…
Lumpy skin disease spreads in AP, cattle population at risk
The lumpy skin disease (LSD), an infectious viral ailment among the cattle, is spreading in Andhra Pradesh, especially in the north coastal region, triggering concern among the dairy farmers and cattle breeders. Viral disease experts say LSD is a contagious viral disease and causes fever. It spreads among the cattle through mosquitoes, flies, lice and…
Application of ICT for transfer of technology in Dairying
The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR), Karnal has developed a software package entitled, ‘Information System on Animal Genetic Resources of India’ (AGRIS-IS). It is a database system that can store information on different breeds of domesticated animal and poultry, list of livestock farm, semen banks, breeding tracts and related literature. The Veterinary Parasitology…
Dodla Dairy Sep22 Net Sales at Rs 695.32 crore, up 22.77% Y-o-Y
Reported Consolidated quarterly numbers for Dodla Dairy are: Net Sales at Rs 695.32 crore in September 2022 up 22.77% from Rs. 566.37 crore in September 2021. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 39.45 crore in September 2022 up 34.2% from Rs. 29.40 crore in September 2021. EBITDA stands at Rs. 64.62 crore in September 2022 down…
Milk prices are projected to increase by 28% this year.What’s driving costs?
At the end of 2021, the cost of a litre of home-brand milk in an Australian supermarket was about $1.30. It’s now about $1.60. What will it cost at the end of 2022? That depends on the continued effect of flooding on prime dairy-production regions in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, as well as on…
BJP’s Vote Politics Is Evident :Amul Not raising milk price in Gujarat
Accusing BJP of doing vote bank politics, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said it is evident from the way it put on hold the hike in milk prices of a nationally known milk brand in poll-bound Gujarat. Banerjee, who was inaugurating a community Kali Puja at Janbazar in the city, said the saffron party is…
Mother Dairy reported a 46% decline in fiscal 2022 net profit
Mother Dairy Fruit And Vegetable Private Limited which manufactures dairy products and edible oils reported a 46% decline in fiscal 2022 net profit to ₹100 crore, according to financial data accessed by business intelligence platform, Tofler. The company had reported a profit of ₹185 crore in the previous fiscal. Meanwhile, for the financial year ended 31 March…
Addressing north India’s burning issue sustainably
The monsoon has receded, and North India is bracing for a smoggy winter. And with that the feverish focus on crop stubble burning has returned to India’s public discourse. Like each year, discussions have begun on how bad this year’s stubble burning season will likely be and what potential ad hoc techno-fixes could solve the…
Costly milk leaves a sour taste in Deepavali sweets
The aroma of freshly made fluffy, spongy rasgullas and gulab jamuns fills the air at Chhotu Motu Joshi, a famous confectionery store run by Rishi Mohan Joshi, a fourth-generation sweet maker, in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district. With Deepavali just days away and the demand for sweets doubling, Mr. Joshi is finding it tough to meet his…