Aavin Expands with Two New Dairies to Double Chennai Supply

Amid intensifying competition from private players like Amul, Tamil Nadu’s Aavin is ramping up its infrastructure to defend its market share in Chennai. Two new dairies—one in Madhavaram (1 million litres/day) and another in Acharapakkam (100,000 litres/day)—are slated to start operations by March 2026. This expansion will push Aavin’s Chennai supply capacity from 11 lakh […]
Tamil Nadu Targets 40 Lakh Litre Daily Milk Output

Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Milk and Dairy Development, Mano Thangaraj, has called upon more farmers to collaborate with the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited (Aavin) to boost daily milk production from the current 35 lakh litres to 40 lakh litres. This initiative aims to enhance the state’s milk supply and strengthen the cooperative […]
Milking the market: Aavin aims for 65% share in five years

Aavin, Tamil Nadu’s government-run dairy cooperative, has set an ambitious goal to expand its market share to 65 per cent over the next five years, up from its current level of over 50 per cent. This target is driven by rising consumer demand and enhanced milk procurement strategies. Over the past three years, Aavin has […]
Aavin is the cheapest cooperative milk brand in India

Milk and Dairy Development Minister R S Raja Kannappan on Wednesday informed the Assembly that Aavin milk is the most affordable among all state-owned cooperative brands, including Amul, Nandini and Milma, as well as private brands, with the price difference ranging from Rs 6 to Rs 16 per litre. He added that Aavin can ensure […]
Officials Urged to Boost Milk Production at Aavin

Collector A.K. Kamal Kishore has exhorted the officials of Department of Animal Husbandry and Aavin to make all-out efforts to increase the district’s milk production and the milk procurement of Aavin. Chairing a meeting to review the performance of Aavin here on Monday, he said the officials should make earnest efforts to increase milk production. […]
Aavin milk procurement falls by four lakh litres per day

The peak of the summer season is yet to set in this year, but across the state, the daily milk procurement of Aavin has already witnessed a decline of 4 to 5 lakh litres. Besides heat stress among cattle — typically reported during April and May — affecting milk yield, factors such as private firms […]
Milk producers ask to compensate Aavin for price reduction

The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association has appealed to the State government to compensate the loss of revenue sustained by Aavin due to reduction in retail price of milk by ₹3 a litre ordered by the DMK government after assuming office. The zonal executive committee meeting of the association held here on Tuesday said […]
Dairy farmers to protest over milk procurement prices

Urging the State government to increase the procurement price of milk, the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Association has announced a state-wide protest on March 18. Addressing the media here on Tuesday, Association state president K. Mohammed Ali said 15 lakh families are engaged in milk production. Aavin procures only 35 lakh litres from them every […]
Private dairies to hike milk by ₹2 and curd by ₹5/kg

Your morning coffee or tea could get dearer this week, with many private dairies increasing milk prices by 2/litre. These are the second set of companies to hike milk prices this year. Curd prices will rise by 5/kg. Taking a cue from dairies in neighbouring states, which announced hikes earlier this year, Tamil Nadu Dairy […]
Row over commission may affect Aavin’s milk supply

A tiff between a section of Aavin’s wholesalers and dealers is brewing over an increase in commission, which might affect milk supply in the city in the coming days. Sources say the wholesalers are demanding that they get an additional ₹3 per tub — each with 12 litres of milk — and are threatening dealers […]