Aavin hikes ghee, butter prices

Aavin, on Thursday, September 14, 2023, effected an increase in prices of ghee and butter, which are popular products from its stable. While ghee comes in 14 different packs and butter in two variants of cooking and two in the salted table kind, the maximum retail prices of all these items have been hiked. A […]
Butter and milk powder mix sold as ‘milk’ to Aavin, one suspended

People who don’t have cows have been selling ‘milk’ to cooperative societies by mixing butter with milk powder, that too with the help of some insiders. In the latest instance, Aavin has suspended a driver on Chennai’s outskirts in connection with the adulteration which has been going on for at least a month. Following complaints about the quality from milk […]
Aavin milk sales up by 7% after reforms; but procurement dips

The state-run Aavin’s daily milk sale is up by seven per cent in districts outside Chennai but a sharp decline in procurement remains a challenge. To stop Amul’s market penetration, Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (TNCMPF), which manufactures Aavin products, introduced a slew of administrative reforms recently to avoid delays and improve quality. The efforts have started to […]
TNPCB asks Aavin to clear 150 MT of plastic waste

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has instructed the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Ltd., which owns the Aavin brand, to remove 150 tonnes of plastic waste that accumulated on the premises of its Ambattur dairy. During inspection on July 17, following a direction from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the TNPCB found […]
Aavin increases price of 5-litre green magic packet

Responding to rumours of hike in milk price, Aavin said on Saturday that only the price of 5-litre green magic (standardised milk) packet has been increased to ₹220 from ₹210. The packet is meant for commercial use and not for domestic consumers. A press release from Aavin, the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, said […]
Expression of interest called for renting milk analysers

The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, whose popular brand is Aavin, has called for expression of interest (EOI) from companies for renting around 6,000 milk analysers for collection centres, Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangaraj has said. “The equipment will help ensure spot acknowledgement for farmers and proper quality to the consumer since it records […]
Steps being taken to increase milk production Mano Thangaraj

Minister for Milk and Dairy Development T. Mano Thangaraj on Saturday said various steps are being taken to increase the number of livestock of farmers and provide them with a balanced income. During the inauguration of milk cooling units in Karur, Mr. Thangaraj said to increase procurement, targets for each district were being given to […]
Milk producers in Salem urge government to relax norms for incentives

The milk producers welcomed the State government’s announcement that ₹1 incentive per litre will be given to farmers who give milk to cooperative societies. But, they urge the government to consider relaxing the norms for the incentive. In a circular dated July 25, the Commissioner of Milk Production and Dairy Development said as per the […]
Tiruchi Aavin struggles to woo back milk suppliers

Notwithstanding efforts to bring back farmers who have switched over to private dairies in the recent past, the Tiruchi District Milk Producers’ Union, popularly known as Aavin, is struggling to achieve the normal average milk procurement levels. The procurement generally goes down in April and May due to shortage of green fodder, drinking water for […]
Aavin’s daily milk procurement crosses 31L litres

The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited that sells milk under the brand Aavin on Monday said that the total milk procurement had crossed 31 lakh litres on Sunday. “While milk is being procured from Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Krishnagiri and other districts for the state-run Aavin, an additional one lakh litre had […]