Dairy prices, volumes drop at Global Dairy Trade auction
International milk prices and volumes fell in this month’s first Global Dairy Trade auction held by GDT Events, reported Reuters. The GDT Price Index fell 1%, with an average selling price of $4,981 per tonne, in the auction held on Tuesday. The index fell 0.9% at the previous sale, according to GDT Events. A total…
Odisha government has launched the Sex Sorted Semen’ technology
Odisha government has launched the ‘Sex Sorted Semen’ technology under the artificial insemination programme in a bid to boost the state’s dairy sector and enhance the income of farmers. The technology will ensure up to 90 per cent chance of production of female calves with high genetic merit along with reduction of male progeny, thereby…
Milk subsidy to the farmers : A tool for development or a weapon to kill
The Meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of severe heat in most parts of the country; this year between March and May. The IMD said that areas from west to central and northwest India will have a heat-surge between March and May;and the temperatures will go above normal. In other words, this…
The road towards a sustainable future : Milky mist Dairy
Dodla Dairy has won the Promising Organisation award instituted by for the Indian Biogas Association (IBA), for its contribution towards biogas generation from waste and efficient usage on its premises; also contribution to the biogas industry as a whole. IBA is the association of operators, manufacturers, and planners of biogas plants. The company has been…
Milk prices will remain firm due to inflationary pressures: MD Amul
Dairy major Amul feels prices will remain “firm” going forward due to increased pressure from energy, logistics and packaging costs, a top official said on Tuesday. “Prices will be firm, I can’t say by how much. They can’t go down from here, can only go up,” Amul MD RS Sodhi told PTI when asked about his outlook…
Karimnagar Dairy will soon give Amul a run for its money: Chairman
The Karimnagar Dairy, one of the leading dairy in the Telangana state in terms of sales and procurement of milk and milk products is all set to progress on par with the Amul Dairy and compete with other dairies in the country, said, Dairy chairman Ch Rajeshwar Rao on Monday. Speaking to newsmen, Rajeshwar Rao said that…
Can new age dairy disruptors outsmart India’s famed milk cooperatives?
Minati Patnaik, a 55-year-old homemaker in Bhubaneswar had been buying milk from a local milkman for over three decades. Though the latter was infamous for adulterating the milk, Minati chose to ignore it as she had heard worse stories of adulteration by local milk co-operatives. It’s been five years since Minati switched allegiance to Milky…
Sanchi milk charged more in state capital, claims Congress
State Congress media cell vice-president Bhupendra Gupta on Saturday alleged that Sanchi milk is being charged Rs 1 more in the state capital. “The milk societies of the state were allowed a maximum price hike of Rs 4 per litre on Sanchi milk by the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation. All the milk societies in the…
The road towards a sustainable future : Milky mist Dairy
Milky Mist Dairy- Pioneer in green energy and self-sustainability. Milky mist Dairy has commissioned a 7 MW power plant at Kavilipalayam, Erode on March 21st 2022, thus establishing itself as the forerunner in environmental sustainability. Milky mist with an annual turnover of Rs. 1100 Cr has embarked on switching over to renewable green energy resources over…
Heritage Foods Ltd to acquire assets of Suguna Dairy Products
The Board of Directors of Heritage Foods Ltd at its meeting held on Friday 25th March, 2022, approved the purchase of assets and acquiring of procurement & sales network from M/s Suguna Dairy Products (India) Private Limited for a cash consideration of INR 2.81 Crores. M/s Suguna Dairy Products (India) Private Limited is engaged in…