Cadbury Launches “Milkinis” to Win Young & Impulse Buyers
Mondelez India has rolled out Cadbury Dairy Milk Milkinis, a crème-filled milk chocolate bar priced at ₹20 and ₹40, as part of its strategy to capture the attention of school-going children and impulse buyers. The move reintroduces a sense of playfulness to Cadbury’s brand persona, shifting it slightly from its long-running “indulgent and emotional” communication…
GDT Sees Broad Decline in Dairy Prices; Butter, SMP Slide
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction (Event 389) produced a broadly weaker outcome, with the GDT Price Index falling 1.6 % from the previous event. While Cheddar and anhydrous milk fat (AMF) recorded modest gains, key commodities such as butter, whole milk powder, and skim milk powder (SMP) posted declines. Key Trends: Butter & SMP…
Private Dairies Drive Tamil Nadu’s Milk Boom
By 2023-24, India’s per capita milk availability had reached 471 grams/day, ahead of the global average of 394 grams/day. In the same period, India’s milk production surged by 63.6%, rising from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 239.3 million tonnes. In Tamil Nadu, the dairy sector is also expanding rapidly. The state ranks 11th in…
CLFMA Delegation adds to U.S.-India Livestock Collaboration
The CLFMA of India delegation visited the United States to study sorghum, corn, and dairy farming practices and engage with top agricultural stakeholders. Meetings included live farm demonstrations, industry interactions, and discussions with senior U.S. officials, including the Governor and Agriculture Secretary of Iowa. The visit reinforces ongoing MoUs between CLFMA, the State of Iowa,…
Gomini links urban investors to rural dairy revival
Gomini, a Bihar-based startup founded by Arjun Sharma and Gauri Shankar Maheshwari in 2025, is attempting to bridge the urban-rural divide by making cow preservation (especially indigenous breeds) commercially viable. The broader Indian dairy market was valued at nearly ₹19 lakh crore in 2024 (per IMARC) and Gomini sees opportunity in the lack of scalable,…
India Tops Milk Output; Tamil Nadu Rises in Dairy Map
India has consolidated its position as the world’s largest milk producer, with production climbing from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 239.3 million tonnes in 2023-24, marking an impressive 63.6% growth in less than a decade. Per capita milk availability has risen to 471 grams per day, surpassing the global average of 394 grams per…
FAO Dairy Price index declined
The FAO Dairy Price Index averaged 148.3 points in September 2025, marking its third consecutive monthly decline, down 2.6 percent from August while remaining nearly 9 percent above its level a year earlier. All sub-indices eased, with butter falling by 7.0 percent, skim milk powder by 4.3 percent, and whole milk powder by 3.1 percent, while cheese quotations…
Dairy farms surge in Canterbury amid nitrate crisis
Canterbury is seeing a large uptick in land conversion to dairy farms despite a worsening nitrate pollution emergency. The move has raised alarms among environmental groups, regulators, and local communities who warn that intensifying dairy production could further degrade water quality, pushing river systems and aquifers beyond acceptable nitrate levels. Proponents of the dairy conversions…
Nitish Kumar lays foundation for Mother Dairy plant in Munger
On October 4, 2025, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone for a Mother Dairy plant in Jamalpur, Munger. The new facility, spread across 15 acres and costing ₹250 crore, is expected to generate around 250 direct jobs. Collection of milk from the nearby villages will begin with local chilling units, initially processing…
Himachal CM launches Doodh Protsahan Yojana freight subsidy
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday launched the Doodh Protsahan Yojana and a freight subsidy scheme from the Arki Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district. Under the Doodh Protsahan Yojana, farmers registered with private milk cooperatives and selling milk to them will receive an incentive of Rs 3 per litre, directly credited to…