Which countries pay the least and most for milk?
Is your milk habit now a drain on your grocery budget? The staple has become a whole lot more expensive in numerous countries over the past few years. A slew of factors is behind the surge in prices. General inflation has driven up the cost of everything, while increased production expenses, including rising feed, energy […]
Milk price protection through hedging at farmers’ fingertips
Dairy farmers are to be offered Milk Price Protection through their Figured farm financial management platform, the largest in use by farmers and their accountants. The MPP product, said Figured, can help manage milk price volatility and protect farm income. Figured has teamed up with StoneX, a global agricultural risk management firm, to offer what […]
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 […]
Amul Cuts Milk Prices For 1 per Litre Packs Across India
Amul Milk New Price: In Delhi, the rate of Amul Gold milk has been reduced to Rs 67 from Rs 68 per litre while price of Amul Taaza will now be Rs 55 from Rs 56 per litre earlier. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, has reduced […]
Speculation rife about milk price, as KMF seeks hike
Speculation is rife over a possible rise in the price of Nandini milk marketed by Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). While the federation has been under pressure from farmers to seek a price rise for sometime now, discussion to increase the price by ₹5 per litre is under way. On the other hand, there is also […]
Maharashtra Milk Price Slump: Farmers Fight Back
Dairy farmers in Western Maharashtra have been hit hard after Gokul Milk and other major unions, including Warana and Rajarambapu, reduced the purchase price of cow’s milk by Rs 3 per litre, according to a Mid-day report. This decision came just after the election results, leaving many farmers in financial difficulty. Previously, Gokul paid Rs […]
Farmers demand Rs 5 per liter hike in milk incentive and Rs 8 in price
Although KMF is technically an autonomous body and is free to set its own prices, it typically consults the govt for political considerations. Additionally, there are reservations among unions about passing the entire price increase to producers, with suggestions to allocate only Rs 3 of a potential Rs 5 increase to farmers. Milk unions are […]
Karnataka govt for increasing Nandini milk price-CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the government would consider increasing the price of the Nandini brand of milk, marketed by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), in the coming days and the benefit would be passed on to farmers. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for various development works and launching a newly built training […]
Milk Prices Hiked By Rs 3 in Guwahati from From Sep 1
Purchasing a litre of milk in Guwahati will get dearer by Rs 3 from September 1 after another price hike announced by the Guwahati Dairy Traders’ Association. The fresh price hike comes just three months after milk prices for both wholesale and retail sales were raised in June. Announcing the hike, the association said that it […]