Lumpy skin disease: 1 lakh cattle deaths, toll almost double in 3 weeks
THE CUMULATIVE number of cattle deaths caused by lumpy skin disease has gone up to 97,435 as on September 23 – almost double from the 49,682 deaths recorded about three weeks ago, according to official data. The data available with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying shows that the lumpy skin disease has spread across 251 districts…
Right-wing stirs row over halal certification again,TN co-op Aavin targeted
Interestingly, this is not the first time that Aavin’s halal certification has come under attack. There was a similar social media campaign against the state-run co-in 2020 when the AIADMK was in power. Right-wing social media handles have in the past spread misinformation several times about food products carrying a halal certification. The latest attempt…
Brokerage firm flags further increase in milk price soon
Dairy companies may need to again raise prices of milk in the second half of the current financial year, analysts at ICICI Securities said in a report on Wednesday. Dairy companies have raised milk prices by 8-10% in the past eight months due to a sustained rise in procurement prices. Wholesale milk prices have increased…
Nestle gung-ho about India, to invest 5000 Crores by 2025
Buoyed by the heralding of an “Indian age” in its business, Nestle has charted a ₹5,000-crore accelerated investment plan till 2025 to grow its India business. Speaking at a select media roundtable on Friday, Mark Schneider, CEO, Nestle SA, said: “We’re not only talking about an Indian decade here … but about the Indian age…
Low milk yield in India: Dairy news on 22nd sep 1972
A survey on the economies of milk production in five selected areas of Mysore, Kerala and Tamil Nadu has revealed that about 70% of the cow and buffalo population in these areas is now descript with a low milk yield of about 300 kg per lactation. Adopting the suggestion of the National Commission on Agriculture,…
Fearing Milk Supply Disruption, People Resort To Panic Buying
Long queues were witnessed at milk parlours all over the city on Tuesday evening as the news of disruption of milk supply by maldharis spread. Thanks to the panic buying, most milk parlours put up the sign of “no milk” by late evening. The cattle owners or maldharis, who are on agitation demanding withdrawal of…
Low milk yield in India: Dairy news on 22nd sep 1972
A survey on the economies of milk production in five selected areas of Mysore, Kerala and Tamil Nadu has revealed that about 70% of the cow and buffalo population in these areas is now descript with a low milk yield of about 300 kg per lactation. Adopting the suggestion of the National Commission on Agriculture,…
Fearing Milk Supply Disruption, People Resort To Panic Buying
Long queues were witnessed at milk parlours all over the city on Tuesday evening as the news of disruption of milk supply by maldharis spread. Thanks to the panic buying, most milk parlours put up the sign of “no milk” by late evening. The cattle owners or maldharis, who are on agitation demanding withdrawal of…
Mother Dairy expects 20% revenue growth in FY23 to Rs 15,000 crore
Delhi-NCR’s leading milk supplier Mother Dairy is expecting 20 per cent growth in turnover this fiscal year to about Rs 15,000 crore on better demand for products, its MD Manish Bandlish said. The turnover of Mother Dairy, which also sells edible oils and fruits & vegetables, stood at Rs 12,500 crore in last fiscal year….
India is the future of global dairy: IDF President
India is the future of the global dairy industry and it has a huge potential to increase milk output, Piercristiano Brazzale, President of International Dairy Federation (IDF), has said. He credited India’s small farmer-led cooperative dairy model for its leadership position. Brazzale was in India for IDF’s four-day World Dairy Summit organised in Greater Noida…