Demand for Aavin milk up as private dairies hike prices in Chennai
The demand for Aavin milk has gone up as private dairies increased the retail prices of milk packets last week. Compared to the first week of August, Aavin is selling 50,000 more litres of milk every day. This includes 20,000 litres sold in Chennai city alone, according to data submitted by Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation (TNCMPF) Limited, […]
Amul, Mother Dairy hike milk prices by Rs 2 per litre
Amul and Mother Dairy have hiked milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. The new prices will be effective from August 17. Amul and Mother Dairy have hiked milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. This is the second hike by the companies this year. The new prices will be effective from August 17. The price […]
Inflation impacts Canadian dairy profitability – FCC
The CDC announced a 2.5% increase in the farm gate milk price Inflation continues to put pressure on dairy profitability, according to Farm Credit Canada’s most recent dairy outlook report. Energy and feed prices seem to have peaked – but both remain near historical highs. With high inflation expected to continue, the Bank of Canada […]
Fair price for farmers: How consumers can spur the change
I have often quoted an OECD-ICRIER study that puts an economic value to the losses suffered by the Indian farmers in the 16-year period, between 2000 and 2016. It puts the loss at a staggering Rs45 lakh crores, which means on an average, every year farmers suffered a loss of roughly Rs2.64 lakh crore. While […]
Centre, State cannot set support price for milk
Centre says co-operatives and private dairies fix prices; but agrees on input costs rising Dairy farmers in Maharashtra will have to sort out the support price for milk directly with the co-operatives and private dairies as the Union and the State governments are unwilling to intervene. Over the last few months, dairy farmers in Maharashtra […]
The prices of Vijaya brand dairy milk have gone up in Telangana
The prices of Vijaya brand dairy milk have gone up in Telangana from Jan 1 2022.Vijaya dairy milk price has been increased by the Telangana State Dairy Development Cooperation Federation. While the prices of toned milk and double toned milk have been increased by Rs 2, the price of whole milk hiked by Rs 4. […]
Fuel cost fuelled Transportation cost for dairy sector by 50 % per litre
Marred by inflation, dairy companies and cooperatives have increased milk prices, much to the woes of the end-consumer. Amul, revised milk price by Rs 2 per litre, in Ahmedabad and Saurashtra in Gujarat and Delhi NCR; with effect from July 21. Others such as Mother Dairy and Gokul, too, have hiked prices. Mother Dairy has also […]
Dairy farmers need a stable market and better pricing for liquid milk
In the first wave of the Covid agriculture-and-allied sectors put up a spectacular performance with an annual-growth of 3.4%. While the economy contracted by (-)7.2 per cent in 2020-21. In the farm-dependent population comprising cultivators and agricultural labourers, those involved in dairying and livestock constitute 70 million. Moreover, in the total workforce of 7.7 million […]
Dairy farmers need a stable market and better pricing for liquid milk
In the first wave of the Covid agriculture-and-allied sectors put up a spectacular performance with an annual-growth of 3.4%. While the economy contracted by (-)7.2 per cent in 2020-21. In the farm-dependent population comprising cultivators and agricultural labourers, those involved in dairying and livestock constitute 70 million. Moreover, in the total workforce of 7.7 million […]
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 […]