Tamil Nadu Raises Milk Procurement Price to ₹41/Litre
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced a ₹3-per-litre increase in the milk procurement price, raising the effective rate paid to producers supplying milk to cooperative societies from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre. The decision was announced in the Tamil Nadu Assembly under Rule 110 and is expected to benefit around 3.16 lakh…
Aavin May Raise Milk Procurement Price by ₹5–₹7
Tamil Nadu’s dairy procurement economics are under pressure, with Aavin likely to increase the price paid to milk producers by ₹5 per litre for cow milk and ₹7 per litre for buffalo milk. The proposed revision is aimed at encouraging farmers to increase supplies to Aavin amid declining procurement. Under the proposed revision, Aavin’s effective…
Milk Costs Squeeze India’s Listed Dairy Firms
India’s listed dairy companies are seeing strong revenue growth, but rising milk procurement and packaging costs are putting significant pressure on profitability, according to an analysis by The Daily Brief by Zerodha published on 10 August 2026. The report examined Q1 FY27 performance of Hatsun Agro, Dodla Dairy and Heritage Foods, highlighting how a weaker-than-usual…
Maharashtra Milk Prices Rise ₹2/Litre From Aug 11
Milk prices across Maharashtra will increase by ₹2 per litre from August 11, 2026, with both cow and buffalo milk becoming costlier amid rising procurement, transportation and operating costs. Under the revised rates, cow milk will rise from ₹60 to ₹62 per litre, while buffalo milk will increase from ₹76 to ₹78 per litre. The…
Tamil Nadu Plans 12,500 More Milch Cows for Aavin
Tamil Nadu government will facilitate the purchase of 12,500 milch cows under its medium and mini dairy schemes during 2026–27, following its Budget announcement to distribute another 10,000 milch cows free of cost to the rural population. Together, the 22,500 cows will be linked to village-level primary milk producers’ cooperative societies, allowing beneficiaries to access…
AP Govt Flags Dairy Decline Under Previous Regime
The Andhra Pradesh government has stated in the Lok Sabha that the state’s dairy sector witnessed a significant slowdown during the previous YSRCP government, citing declines in milk procurement, cooperative performance and farmer participation. Responding during Parliament’s Question Hour, the Centre shared statistics provided by the state government indicating that daily milk procurement by cooperative…
Location Intelligence Can Transform Dairy Operations
Location intelligence is emerging as a powerful digital tool for dairy companies seeking to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and make data-driven decisions across the value chain. By integrating geographic data with enterprise systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, dairy businesses can visualise milk procurement routes, customer locations, processing facilities, distributors, and retail networks on interactive…
White Revolution 2.0 Accelerates Dairy Cooperatives
The Government of India has outlined the progress of White Revolution 2.0, an ambitious initiative aimed at expanding dairy cooperatives, strengthening existing societies, and promoting sustainability across the dairy sector. The programme targets the formation of 75,000 new Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCSs) and the strengthening of 46,422 existing DCSs nationwide. So far, 24,097 new DCSs…
Hatsun Agro Plans ₹1,000 Cr Capex for FY27
Chennai-based Hatsun Agro Product Ltd (HAP), India’s largest private-sector dairy company, has announced a ₹1,000 crore capital expenditure plan for FY27 to expand milk procurement, strengthen its distribution network, modernise production facilities, and enhance brand marketing as it accelerates growth in the value-added dairy segment. The company is targeting daily sales of 2.4 crore product…
Tiruchi Aavin Milk Procurement Under Pressure
Tiruchi Aavin is witnessing a decline in milk procurement as an increasing number of dairy farmers shift their supplies to private dairies offering higher procurement prices. According to officials, the cooperative’s average daily milk procurement has fallen by around 15,000 litres, from nearly 2 lakh litres per day to about 1.85 lakh litres, affecting the…