Milcobel & NoPalm Turn Dairy Waste into Sustainable Oil
Belgian dairy cooperative Milcobel has entered a strategic partnership with biotech startup NoPalm Ingredients to convert whey permeate (a cheese byproduct) into sustainable palm-oil alternatives. The demonstration facility starts in 2026, and a full commercial plant could be established at Milcobel’s Langemark site by 2028. The collaboration aims to create circular economic value, reduce waste,…
Cornell, NGOs Launch Awards to Boost Dairy Sustainability
Cornell Atkinson Center and NGO partners (The Nature Conservancy, Clean Air Task Force, Environmental Defense Fund) have announced the inaugural Dairy Sustainability Awards. These are designed to fund research & action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the dairy industry. Projects selected include: improving calf nutrition, feed additives that reduce methane, manure digesters for biogas,…
Kerala Set to Hike Milk Prices to Support Farmers
Kerala is likely to raise milk prices soon, as announced by Minister J. Chinchu Rani in the state assembly. The revision, to be finalized by Milma, aims to benefit dairy farmers who face rising production costs. Kerala Minister J. Chinchu Rani has confirmed that the state government will raise the milk procurement price by Rs…
Turmeric Water or Turmeric Milk – When Each Delivers the Best Benefits
Turmeric, long valued in Ayurvedic medicine for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties, is popularly consumed today in two simple forms: turmeric water and turmeric milk. Each has distinct advantages depending on how it’s prepared and what health outcome one seeks. A study by Raghavendhar R. Kotha et al. (2022) found that warm dairy milk…
Heritage Foods Surges 7.86% After Slashing Dairy Product Prices
Heritage Foods Ltd shares jumped 7.86% on Tuesday after the company announced significant price cuts across its dairy portfolio, passing on benefits from the recent GST rate revision. The company has reduced prices of UHT milk by ₹3 per litre, ghee and butter by ₹50 per litre/kg, cheese by ₹50 per kg, and paneer by…
Tariff Softening Must Be Matched by Fair U.S. Concessions
The United States has emerged as a dominant player in global dairy and grain exports, and any shift in Indian tariff policies has far-reaching implications for bilateral trade. In 2024, U.S. cheese exports reached approximately 508,808 tonnes, marking a record year for the U.S. dairy sector. Despite this impressive export capacity, India’s cheese imports remain…
NDDB to set up 15 biogas plants to convert cow dung to energy
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has announced plans to establish 15 biogas plants, each with 100 tonnes per day (TPD) dung processing capacity, across six Indian states. Under the scheme, farmers supplying cow dung to these plants will be paid up to ₹1 per kilogram of supplied dung. The move, part of NDDB’s push…
Mother Dairy cuts milk & dairy prices after GST reform
Mother Dairy has announced a reduction in prices across its portfolio of dairy and processed products, effective 22 September 2025, following the recent GST reforms (GST 2.0) in India. Key changes include: toned tetra-pack milk now priced at ₹75/litre, down from ₹77; a 500-g pack of butter reduced from ₹305 → ₹285; butterscotch cone ice…
GDT slip as volumes rise; butter rout narrows EU→US arbitrage
Global Dairy Trade’s Event 388 (16 Sept 2025) closed with the GDT Price Index down 0.8% versus the previous sale, a weighted average winning price near US$4,041/tonne, and 39,093 tonnes transacted — most of it milk-powder volume. Whole milk powder (WMP) and skim milk powder (SMP) were among the weaker categories, while cheddar showed mixed…
Hatsun Eyes ₹10,000 Cr Revenue This Fiscal, Says Chairman
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd’s Chairman, R. G. Chandramogan, has expressed optimism that the company may cross ₹10,000 crore in revenue during the current fiscal year (2025-26). He attributes this potential largely to recent policy reforms, including reductions in Goods & Services Tax (GST) on dairy products, growing demand for value-added dairy items (cheese, UHT milk,…