Milk price to be Increased by Rs 3.5 Instead of Rs 5 in Guwahati
With the conclusion of 15-day discussion on the price hike of milk, the Greater Guwahati Dairy Farmers’ Association has decided to increase its price by Rs. 3.50 instead of Rs. 5 on Thursday. The Greater Guwahati Dairy Farmers’ Association and Brihattar Guwahati Go-Palak Sanstha held a 15-day discussion on the latter’s proposal to increase the…
Four supermarkets confirm 10 cent price drop on own-brand milk
Four Irish supermarkets have announced reductions on the retail price of own-brand milk products by up to 10 cent. This is the second cut to the price of milk which the competing retailers have announced since May. Aldi said it will reduce the cost “all its own-brand milk products by an average of 10 cents”,…
Milk prices unlikely to go up until Diwali as production increases
Dairy sector experts have ruled out further milk price hikes – at least till Diwali – because of a sudden increase in production due to an unusually cool summer this year. Meenesh Shah, chairman of the National Dairy Development Board, told Moneycontrol that retail prices of milk have actually fallen by up to Rs 2…
Milk prices unlikely to witness further spike: NDDB chief
Milk prices are unlikely to witness spikes in the coming months due to cooler temperature in April and parts of May, which has delayed the onset of ‘lean’ season, when milk production usually drops, according to Meenesh Shah, chairman & managing director, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). “The end of the flush season when milk…
Dairy farmers protest drop in milk procurement price
DAIRY FARMERS in Maharashtra are up in arms over the decision of dairies to reduce the procurement prices of milk. Sachin Patil, leader of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, from Pandharpur taluka of Solapur district, said dairies in their area have decided to pay farmers Rs 35 per litre for milk with 3.5 per cent fat…
Dairy farmers protest drop in milk procurement price
DAIRY FARMERS in Maharashtra are up in arms over the decision of dairies to reduce the procurement prices of milk. Sachin Patil, leader of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, from Pandharpur taluka of Solapur district, said dairies in their area have decided to pay farmers Rs 35 per litre for milk with 3.5 per cent fat…
Milk and milk products’ inflation eased marginally to 8.85% in April
India’s retail inflation slid to an 18-month low of 4.7% in April, staying below the Reserve Bank of India’s 6% tolerance threshold for price rise for the second successive month, aided by the base effects from last April when it had hit an eight-year high of 7.8%. Price rise faced by urban consumers cooled to 4.85% in April…
World’s largest producer of milk hits a dry patch
In March 2022, a full-cream packet of Amul milk cost ₹60/litre. The one-litre pouch now costs ₹66. Since 2021, milk prices in India have been on a boil. Prices have been hiked across brands and the recent hike in February 2023 was Amul’s fifth increase since 2021. In April 2023, the average price for a…
Stability In Milk Prices Only By Oct-Nov 23: R S Sodhi
The increase in milk prices over the last few months has been the topic of hot discussion in India. The prices of milk have seen a sharp rise of 14 to 15 per cent, which is more than the inflation. Milk inflation has been the second largest factor (after cereals) in driving up retail inflation…
Soaring price of milk tells us about Britain’s greedflation problem
How much is a pint of milk? It’s a question that has long been used by journalists to test whether politicians have any sense of the budgetary constraints of the people they govern. If you know the price of milk then you have had to think, at some point, about whether you can afford it….