Social media is a bane disguised as boon, Or is it the opposite ?
Sugar is not the problem with Bournvita. 200 ml of milk with one serving of Bournvita contains 6.5-7.5 gms of added sugar only .Which is far less than sugar found (14-20 gms) in 200 ml of other drinks including fruit juice drinks sold in local markets. Social media is a part of our lives now. […]
K Rathnam: The Expansion Of Dairy Industry In Nutraceuticals
The increased availability of dairy products has resulted in significant changes in the consumption patterns of Indian consumers over time. Milk comes in a variety of varieties based on its composition or content. It has always been regarded as a whole food or a food with naturally functional properties. It’s versatility has expanded to nutraceuticals. […]
Will China continue the downtrend in dairy demand?
China plays a vital role in setting price direction on global dairy markets. During recent times, they have been buying less amid high imports in 2021 and comfortable domestic milk supplies. Farmgate milk prices have been declining in recent months in response to weaker global market prices. While milk production has improved, the reduction in […]
What does data tell us about spike in milk prices?
When read with wholesale inflation for dairy products, there seems to be a close connection between rise in fodder and dairy product inflation Anecdotal accounts of dairy products being unavailable in markets combined with high inflation for milk and milk products, recent speculation about the government allowing milk imports, and its subsequent refutation by the […]
Foreign Trade Policy 2023: EPCG obligation to for dairy exempted
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal today launched the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 saying that it is dynamic and has been kept open ended to accommodate the emerging needs of the time. He stated that the policy had been under discussion for a long […]
Saudi Arabia achieves self-sufficiency in dairy products
Saudi Arabia has been able to achieve self-sufficiency — 120 percent — in dairy products and its derivatives in less than half a century. The Kingdom is among the top dairy exporting countries not only in the Middle East but also in the world, which came as result of the the balanced development plans and […]
Saudi Arabia achieves self-sufficiency in dairy products
Saudi Arabia has been able to achieve self-sufficiency — 120 percent — in dairy products and its derivatives in less than half a century. The Kingdom is among the top dairy exporting countries not only in the Middle East but also in the world, which came as result of the the balanced development plans and […]
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target
Emissions from the food system alone will drive the world past 1.5C of global heating, unless high-methane foods are tackled as per a study. Climate-heating emissions from food production, dominated by meat, dairy and rice, will by themselves break the key international target of 1.5C if left unchecked, a detailed study has shown. The analysis […]
Saputo prioritises value over volume to keep dairy “affordable”
Saputo has flipped its focus to value over volume after a challenging couple of years characterised by supply chain and inflationary pressures. As input costs “remain high” across the supply chain and wages, president and CEO Lino Saputo, Jr., said the Canadian dairy major is “focused on executing cost savings in addition to pricing initiatives […]
Livestock sector Catching Up in Recent Years
The allied sectors of Indian agriculture – livestock, forestry & logging and fishing & aquaculture are gradually becoming sectors of buoyant growth and a potential source of better farm incomes. The livestock sector grew at a CAGR of 7.9 per cent during 2014-15 to 2020- 21 (at constant prices), and its contribution to total agriculture […]