Aavin is the cheapest cooperative milk brand in India
Milk and Dairy Development Minister R S Raja Kannappan on Wednesday informed the Assembly that Aavin milk is the most affordable among all state-owned cooperative brands, including Amul, Nandini and Milma, as well as private brands, with the price difference ranging from Rs 6 to Rs 16 per litre. He added that Aavin can ensure…
Saras Dairy Raises Milk Procurement Prices
Jaipur Saras Dairy has increased the price of milk procured from livestock farmers through milk producer cooperative societies by ₹0.50 per fat percentage, effective April 1st. This increase will benefit the livestock farmers. Jaipur Saras Dairy typically increases milk prices at the start of summer. The Focal Point (FPO) of Jaipur Saras Dairy has issued…
Dairy of an Agro phile ? How now, holy cow ?
US President Donald Trump unveiled a laundry list of his administration’s grievances about “Tariff King” New Delhi’s “trade barriers,” but few gripes were more tone deaf than ones against India’s agriculture and dairy sector, the life blood of rural India that employs nearly 50 per cent of the country’s workforce. In a 400-page report on foreign trade…
MilkLane to supply Rs 400+ crore worth of milk to Milky mist
MilkLane to supply 100KL of high-quality and fully traceable milk per day to Milky Mist under INR 400+ crore contract 95% of payments sent directly to farmers’ bank accounts, ensuring fair pricing, transparency, and financial inclusion MilkLane will employ its 100% Bulk Milk Cooler (BMC) model, First-in-India Stainless Steel can distribution system, and rigorous…
US raises concern at India’s dairy certificate requirement at WTO
The US has expressed concerns to the World Trade Organization that India’s dairy certificate requirements are creating an unfair disadvantage for US dairy products. It urged India to adopt less trade-restrictive measures for the import of milk and milk products while ensuring public health protection. New Delhi: The US has raised concerns that India’s dairy…
India’s import guidelines in line with social norms-GTRI report
Experts have underlined that several of India’s import guidelines are in lines with domestic economic needs and social ethos, even as a new report by the US Trade Representative has flagged concerns around several tariff and non tariff barriers imposed by India. “Many of the proposed changes—in areas like agriculture, digital governance, and public health—pose…
Milking success: How India’s dairy sector is adapting to change
In this episode of the State of the Economy podcast, businessline’s Subramani Ra Mancombu talks to Srideep N Kesavan, CEO of Heritage Foods Ltd. talk about the dairy sector in India, a key industry that is vital to the rural economy but faces several challenges. India is the world’s largest milk producer, generating nearly 240 million…
Melhoramentos invest in W-Cycle’s Compostable Packaging
Gan Shmuel, Israel – Sustainable food packaging pioneer W-Cycle, Ltd. is deepening its alliance with Melhoramentos to answer demand for plastic-free, compostable food containers through its breakthrough packaging formula. The publicly traded Brazilian company with activities spanning publishing, renewable forestry, and real estate has injected fresh investment into W-cycle, propelling its innovation journey into the…
Well-planned agenda to propagate dairy analogues and veganism
A “well-planned agenda” to propagate analogous dairy products and veganism is being run against the dairy sector, a Government official said on a visit to India’s Milk Capital Anand, on Tuesday. “We face challenges globally. We are also in a phase where the consumer is aware. But at the same time, people are trying to bring…
The dairy industry’s supply and demand outlook
We are setting up for an interesting and potentially volatile dairy market in 2025. We have the normal supply and demand drivers to contend with plus the unknowns around government policy, animal disease, a record amount of new cheese processing capacity coming online and changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order pricing formulas. It’s always…