Karnataka Milk Federation to stop milk supply to Anganwadis in AP
The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has expressed its inability to supply milk to Anganwadis in Andhra Pradesh unless the latter immediately cleared the Rs 130 crore payment due and also increased the price by Rs 5 a litre. The milk supply from Karnataka, if stalled, could deprive over 20 lakh children under the age of six…
KMF to invest Rs 1000 crore for inorganic growth in Maharashtra and Goa
KMF’s Managing Director BC Sateesh said that the co-operative is planning to buy two plants; in Mumbai and one each in Goa and Pune. “The tenders for the acquisition in Mumbai have been issued. We have drawn a Rs 1000 crore expansion plan by acquiring the dairy processing units,” he said. On the spree of…
KMF Milk launched in Vidarbha and plans are to scale from 10K-30K LPD
Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) will sell 10,000 lpd of fresh milk in six districts of Vidarbha from August 1. The target is to increase this figure to over 30,000 litres covering the entire region by the end of 2021. Situated in eastern Maharashtra, Vidarbha region has 11 districts;Amravati, Akola, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur,…
KMF slashes prices of dairy commodities like SMP, Butter and ghee
In some good news for KMF (Karnataka Milk Federation) consumers, the Milk body has reduced the price of some of the premier products of its famous Nandini Milk brand. Accordingly, the price of Nandini Ghee has been reduced from Rs.470 to Rs.450 a kg, a Reduction of Rs.20 a kg. Likewise, the price of Butter,…
Milk prices in Karnataka to be reduced by Rs 1.50 per litre from June 1
Milk unions in Karnataka will be reducing the purchase price of milk from farmers by Rs 1.5/litre from June 1. They are doing it due to the decline in dairy consumption amid the pandemic-induced lockdown. The bad news is that this low demand has occurred during a glut in production because of decent rains. The…
DAIRY NEWS KMF milk sales down by 27% as time frame for milk sale shrinks
One of the largest milk farmers’ bodies in the country, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is facing a herculean task of sustaining during the curfew. A very short window of four hours between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. for milk business to operate daily has brought down sales by over 27%. KMF has seen an…
Economic Rationale of Slaughter and Beef Ban in Karnataka
Livestock markets have fallen eerily silent ever since Karnataka passed a law preventing cattle slaughter. The beef industry of Karnataka, valued at Rs. 500 crore and employing nearly 40 lakh families is set for an unprecedented crisis. SAGARI R RAMDAS writes about who really benefits from it. WITH Karnataka passing the Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of…
Economic Rationale of Slaughter and Beef Ban in Karnataka
Livestock markets have fallen eerily silent ever since Karnataka passed a law preventing cattle slaughter. The beef industry of Karnataka, valued at Rs. 500 crore and employing nearly 40 lakh families is set for an unprecedented crisis. SAGARI R RAMDAS writes about who really benefits from it. WITH Karnataka passing the Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of…
Supply of milk powder to children in Karnataka under Ksheer Bhagya Scheme interrupted due to resource crunch
The state government of Karnataka launched the The Ksheera Bhagya Scheme on August 1st, 2013 in association with the KMF. This scheme was launched for school and Anganwadi’s children in the state. Under this scheme the government provides free milk to the school and Anganwadi’s children for five days a week. This scheme covered students…
Milk procurement prices again getting slashed in Karnataka : Unions seeking more price subsidy
Karnataka Milk Federation has created history in procuring more than 90 lakh litres of milk per day. During Covid-19 , the federation has seen a sharp decline in demand of its milk and milk products. KMF interestingly is a amongst the few federations who have been giving price subsidy to dairy farmers since a long…