Shall the government control milk prices in current times ?
The milk supply chain has been in trouble in several states over the last few months. Industry leaders expect shortages and price hikes to continue until winter. Besides making your next cup of filter kaapi or chai hard on the pocket, this situation reveals a lot about the consequences of government intervention and price distortions….
India must open up for imports to capture foreign dairy market
Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand has proposed that India enhance its dairy exports as production in the country surpasses demand. This requires enhancing India’s competitiveness, while also opening up to dairy imports through free trade agreements with other countries, he said. “India’s dairy industry has been opposing any free trade agreement that involves liberalisation of…
Why the Amul-Nandini Controversy Is Important
The controversy about Amul coming into Bengaluru to sell liquid milk and curd has opened a new debate on whether it is threatening the local brand Nandini. While this looks like one more fishing expedition by the minister for co-operation after he dropped a hint of Amul and Nandini “working together”, it may be important…
How milk tamed the Third Pole-3,500-year history of dairy
It’s not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of a vast upland area of ice and glaciers that covers some 100,000 square kilometres of Earth’s surface. It is a cold, arid and unforgiving landscape that couldn’t be more different from the warm plains and valleys that gave rise to our…
Over 18000 cows die in Texas dairy farm blaze – Reuters
More than 18,000 cows died after an explosion and fire at a family dairy farm in west Texas, marking the deadliest such barn blaze on record in the United States. Firefighters rescued one employee from the South Fork Dairy near Dimmitt on Monday as flames raced through a building and into holding pens, according to…
India Not To Import Butter, Other Dairy Products-Rupala
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala on Friday made it clear that the country will not import dairy products like butter and the supplies will be improved with the help of huge untapped domestic sector. Rupala’s statement comes even as his ministry’s top official had last week stated that the stocks…
DAIRY NEWS Retail price of milk in India has increased by 12% in an Year
Milk is ubiquitous in India — from the morning glassful that most middle class school kids glug to its use in Hindu religious rituals. Now it could become a headache for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as prices soar. The average retail price of milk in India has increased by 12% from a year ago…
India To Protect Interests Of Dairy Sector In EU-FTA: Piyush Goyal
India will completely protect the interests of farmers and dairy sector in the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. He was here on an official visit to hold discussions with leaders and the private sector on ways to further enhance trade and investment ties…
Retail price of milk in India has increased by 12% in an Year
Milk is ubiquitous in India — from the morning glassful that most middle class school kids glug to its use in Hindu religious rituals. Now it could become a headache for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as prices soar. The average retail price of milk in India has increased by 12% from a year ago…
India’s potential dairy fat demand creates uncertainty
According to multiple market sources, India is currently running short of butter and clarified butter (ghee/anhydrous milk fat (AMF)). In a meeting last week, the Indian government announced it was considering whether to import ghee and AMF, or butter. If the government decides to come into the market, then the dairy fat market may find…