Odisha Raises Milk Procurement Price by ₹2/Litre
The Odisha government has approved a ₹2-per-litre increase in the milk procurement price paid to dairy farmers, with the revised rate coming into effect from September 11, 2026. The move, implemented through the Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED), is aimed at providing additional income support to dairy farmers amid rising production and transportation…
Sanchi Targets 4X Milk Procurement, 5X Sales
Sanchi, the Madhya Pradesh dairy cooperative brand, has set an ambitious five-year target to more than quadruple daily milk procurement from 12 lakh kg to 52 lakh kg and increase packet milk sales nearly fivefold from 7 lakh litres to 35 lakh litres per day under a ₹2,973-crore dairy development plan. The expansion will include…
UK Dairy Exports Shift Toward Cheese and Powders
UK dairy exports recorded a mixed performance in H1 2026, with total export volume declining 11% to 613,500 tonnes and export value falling 12% to £973 million. The decline was mainly driven by lower exports of milk and cream and whey, although cheese and milk powders reached all-time-high export volumes, signalling a notable shift in…
Farmers Seek Revised Milk Quality Norms in Tamil Nadu
The Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Paadhugappu Sangam has urged the Tamil Nadu government to revise the quality specifications used for milk procurement, seeking a reduction in the prescribed standards from 4.3% Fat and 8.2% SNF to 4.0% Fat and 8.0% SNF, while fixing the milk procurement rate at ₹44 per litre. The demand was made by the…
Haryana Buffalo Milk May Reach ₹100/Litre
Dairy farmers across several Haryana districts are pushing for higher milk prices, with buffalo milk potentially reaching ₹100 per litre in several areas. Farmer groups at village and block levels say rising costs of feed, fodder and transportation have made the prevailing milk prices of ₹60–₹80 per litre inadequate to cover production costs. The demand…
Haryana Dairy Farmers Turn Up Pressure on Vita
Dairy farmers in Haryana have intensified pressure on Vita for higher milk procurement prices, with the Dairy Farmers Association (DFA) submitting memoranda at various Vita dairy plants and demanding an increase of ₹2–₹3 per kg in the milk procurement price. Farmers have cited sharp increases in the cost of cattle feed, fodder and transportation, saying…
Tamil Nadu May Push Milk Procurement to ₹44/Litre
Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangraj has said the State government will consider increasing the milk procurement price paid to farmers to ₹44 per litre, responding to continued demands from dairy farmers for better returns. The proposal comes shortly after the government raised the effective procurement price from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre. The…
Fairlife Celebrates Opening of $650M Webster Processing Plant, Largest Dairy Facility in Northeast U.S.
Soft opening marks major expansion for Coca-Cola subsidiary with 380 jobs created and future capacity reserved for growing protein beverage demand. Fairlife CEO Becca Kerr joined New York Governor Kathy Hochul and local officials on Thursday, August 20, 2026, for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to mark the soft opening of the company’s new $650 million milk…
Bhopal Milk Procurement Rises 38% on Better Returns
Milk procurement by the Bhopal Milk Union has increased by around 38% over the past year, reaching 3.81 lakh kg per day, according to The Times of India. The increase has been attributed to better financial returns for farmers, assured procurement and expansion of village-level milk collection infrastructure. The rise highlights how stronger farmer economics…
Aavin Farmers Threaten Milk Supply Halt From Aug 24
Disappointed over Tamil Nadu’s recent ₹3-per-litre increase in milk procurement prices, dairy farmers supplying Aavin have threatened to stop milk procurement from August 24, raising fresh concerns over the cooperative’s already declining milk collection. The State government recently increased the effective procurement price from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre, comprising a ₹1 increase in the…