Fast-spreading lumpy disease hits milk output
The fresh wave of viral infection of Lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle has spread to newer geographical areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, while eight other States continue to grapple with the outbreak that is also impacting the milk production. The latest reports from Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, suggested LSD-like symptoms in a few […]
Hatsun to increase milk collection in AP, Telangana and Maharashtra
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd.(HAP), a leading private sector dairy company in India with brands ‘Arokya’, ‘Hatsun’, ‘Arun Icecreams’, has announced its plans to expand procurement in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. HAP has over 3,100 milk collection centres which benefit farmers across various villages in the three States. HAP plans to aggressively expand this network […]
DAIRY NEWS Milk prices may further go down from Rs 27 to Rs 25 /ltr from April 16th
Some dairies in Maharashtra are planning to introduce a further correction in the procurement price of milk. From April 16, some private dairies have decided to pay farmers only Rs 25 per litre as against the prevalent rate of Rs 27 per litre. This is the second price correction dairy farmers would have to bear […]
Milk Pouch sales dropped by 25-30% across Maharashtra due to Covid
Milk sales across Maharashtra have dropped by almost 25-30%, from an average per day sales of 1.2 crore litres to 86-90 lakh litres since the lockdown-like restrictions came into force, rough estimates from the Maharashtra Milk Producers and Processors Association have indicated. “Traders have cut down on milk purchases due to restrictions on market operations, […]