Fuel cost fuelled Transportation cost for dairy sector by 50 % per litre
Marred by inflation, dairy companies and cooperatives have increased milk prices, much to the woes of the end-consumer. Amul, revised milk price by Rs 2 per litre, in Ahmedabad and Saurashtra in Gujarat and Delhi NCR; with effect from July 21. Others such as Mother Dairy and Gokul, too, have hiked prices. Mother Dairy has also…
Dairy farmers need a stable market and better pricing for liquid milk
In the first wave of the Covid agriculture-and-allied sectors put up a spectacular performance with an annual-growth of 3.4%. While the economy contracted by (-)7.2 per cent in 2020-21. In the farm-dependent population comprising cultivators and agricultural labourers, those involved in dairying and livestock constitute 70 million. Moreover, in the total workforce of 7.7 million…
Dairy farmers need a stable market and better pricing for liquid milk
In the first wave of the Covid agriculture-and-allied sectors put up a spectacular performance with an annual-growth of 3.4%. While the economy contracted by (-)7.2 per cent in 2020-21. In the farm-dependent population comprising cultivators and agricultural labourers, those involved in dairying and livestock constitute 70 million. Moreover, in the total workforce of 7.7 million…
DAIRY NEWS Milk prices may further go down from Rs 27 to Rs 25 /ltr from April 16th
Some dairies in Maharashtra are planning to introduce a further correction in the procurement price of milk. From April 16, some private dairies have decided to pay farmers only Rs 25 per litre as against the prevalent rate of Rs 27 per litre. This is the second price correction dairy farmers would have to bear…
Khap panchayat urges dairy farmers to sell milk at Rs 100/ltr in Haryana
A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Hisar on Sunday urged dairy farmers to sells milk at Rs 100 per litre to government cooperative societies in protest against the Centre’s farm laws and high fuel prices. The appeal was made at a meeting of the Satrol Khap held in Hisar’s Narnaund under the chairmanship of its head…
Milk prices in Hyderabad are soaring as fuel prices are moving up
Rising fuel prices are having a cascading effect, with milk prices set to rise in the city. Nearly 20 lakh litres of milk are supplied every day through 10 major and 70 mini dairies, including government-owned Vijaya Dairy. Managements of dairies are facing financial stress as transportation costs are escalating. Now, Vijaya is selling toned…
Relevance of Revenue shared price model of sugarcane for milk ? An out of the box approach
Dairy farmers are facing the wrath of COVID 19 due to lower prices being paid by dairy processors . India has different levels of milk prices today. Milk price received by the dairy farmers is classified on the type of buyers and region form where milk is procured. The following illustration gives average milk prices…