Katraj Dairy Raises Milk Prices by ₹2/Litre
Katraj Dairy, operated by the Pune District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union, has increased the retail price of its milk by ₹2 per litre, effective May 13, 2025. Following this hike, full cream milk is now priced at ₹74 per litre, while toned milk costs ₹64 per litre. The decision was attributed to rising expenses in […]
Katraj Dairy Announces ₹ 2/liter Milk Price hike for Farmers
In a welcome move for milk producers, the Pune District Milk Producers Association (Katraj Dairy) has announced to give ₹2 per liter in milk prices, effective immediately. The decision was made at the 65th Annual General Meeting of the association, chaired by President Bhagwan Pasalkar. The move is expected to benefit thousands of milk-producing farmers […]
Milk prices may go up as production goes down in Maharashtra
LOWER THAN-EXPECTED production mainly due to the warm winter has led to a crisis in the dairy industry of the state. With around a 6-8 per cent dip in daily procurement of milk across the state, dairies have not ruled out another procurement price rise in the state. Last week, the Pune Zilla Sahakari Dudh […]
Dairy to be probed by Maharashtra Coop and Dairy development depts
The state Cooperation and Dairy Development departments are set to probe the Pune District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Association, also known as Katraj Dairy, over alleged irregularities. The dairy is controlled by leaders linked to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar. According to an order issued by the state Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development department […]
Now its the turn of milk processors to declare procurement holidays in Maharashtra
Maharashtra state saw a lot of agitations by various groups to get clarity on government’s policies to support dairy sector. The farmer groups stopped supplies of milk to the plant for a day earlier in this week. Now for the first time dairy processors are forced to take such action owing to dip in demand […]