Future of Animal Husbandry in India, Trends, And Growth
India’s 20th Livestock Census reveals a substantial population of livestock, including 303.76 million bovines, 74.26 million sheep, 148.88 million goats, 9.06 million pigs, and nearly 851.81 million poultry. India has made significant strides in its animal husbandry and dairy sectors, becoming the world’s largest milk producer and the third-largest egg producer. This industry has experienced consistent growth,…
Butter Climbs to a Record High, Possibly Due to an Overcorrection
The following is from Lee Mielke, author of a dairy market column known as “Mielke Market Weekly.” Butter set a new record high to start October and cheese was mixed. The CME Cheddar blocks fell to $1.68 per pound last Wednesday, lowest since July 19, but closed last Friday at $1.7025, 1.75 cents lower on…
Aavin hikes ghee, butter prices
Aavin, on Thursday, September 14, 2023, effected an increase in prices of ghee and butter, which are popular products from its stable. While ghee comes in 14 different packs and butter in two variants of cooking and two in the salted table kind, the maximum retail prices of all these items have been hiked. A…
State mulling revision of midday meal scheme material cost
The government is considering a proposal to revise the midday meal scheme material cost (funds sanctioned to schools for implementing the scheme) to ₹6 for pre-primary and primary students and ₹8.17 for upper primary students, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said. He was replying to a calling-attention motion by Saneeshkumar Joseph, Chalakudy MLA,…
ITC launches dairy products in Jharkhand under ‘Aashirvaad Svasti’
Diversified city-based conglomerate ITC Limited Monday announced its entry in the dairy business in Jharkhand with the launch of various products under its ‘Aashirvaad Svasti’ brand The company will offer a slew of dairy products like milk, curd, paneer, lassi and ‘mishti doi’ (sweet curd) to the consumers of the state, a company statement said…
Yogi govt announces 50% subsidy on dairy farm of 25 cows
The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the Nandini Krishak Samriddhi Yojana under Nand Baba Mission to improve the breed of cattle and increase milk production in the state. The scheme aims to improve the breed of cows in order to enhance milk production and raise the income of dairy…
Naidu’s arrest drags Heritage Foods’ shares down by 11%
The arrest and the subsequent remand of Andhra Pradesh former Chief Minister and President of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) N Chandrababu Naidu seems to have dragged the shares of Heritage Foods, promoted by his wife N Bhuvaneswari and daughter-in-law Brahmani. The shares fell by 11.38 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday to trade at…
Supporters call on FDA to stop lab-grown dairy to use dairy terms
Dairy industry supporters have been arguing for years that plant-based products should not be allowed to use terms like “milk” or “cheese” on their labels. Now, that debate is growing to include products that are meant to mimic milk, but are made in a lab instead of by a cow. Lab-grown or cell-based dairy products use fermentation…
USDA Announces Milk Loss Assistance for Dairy Operations
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced Milk Loss Program (MLP) assistance for eligible dairy operations for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market due to qualifying weather events and the consequences of those weather events that inhibited delivery or storage of milk (e.g., power outages, impassable roads,…
Practicing Sustainable ‘Milkology’
Dairy is a significant industry worldwide but in India it goes beyond fulfilling the nutritional and dietary needs of people and has a deep religious association, which has ended up making the country the largest producer and consumer of milk in the world. Like thousands of other dairies, Hyderabad-based Sid’s Farm is engaged in the supply…