Odisha Hikes Milk Procurement Price by ₹3/Litre to Support Dairy Farmers
On World Milk Day, the Odisha government announced a ₹3 per litre increase in the milk procurement price, raising it from ₹35 to ₹38 per litre. This move directly benefits approximately 2.5 lakh dairy farmers associated with the Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED). To balance this increase, the retail price of milk will […]
ANIIDCO Revises Milk Procurement and Retail milk Prices
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation (ANIIDCO) has announced a revision in milk procurement rates and retail prices for dairy products, effective April 15, 2025. This decision aims to balance the interests of local dairy farmers while ensuring affordability for consumers across the islands. Under the new structure, ANIIDCO will now procure cow […]
Saras Dairy Raises Milk Procurement Prices
Jaipur Saras Dairy has increased the price of milk procured from livestock farmers through milk producer cooperative societies by ₹0.50 per fat percentage, effective April 1st. This increase will benefit the livestock farmers. Jaipur Saras Dairy typically increases milk prices at the start of summer. The Focal Point (FPO) of Jaipur Saras Dairy has issued […]
Aavin pays out of pocket as TN govt yet to approve milk price hike
Citing fund crunch and escalating debts, the state government has asked Aavin to independently handle the additional expenses owing to a hike in milk procurement prices by Rs 3 per litre since December 18. Aavin, which has been grappling with fund shortage, requires Rs 27-Rs 28 crore a month (Rs 325 crore a year) to […]
CM Stalin directs Aavin to hike procurement price of milk
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Federation, Aavin, to hike the procurement price of milk by ₹3 per litre from December 18. Farmers selling milk to Aavin’s primary cooperative societies will now get ₹38 per litre for cow milk and ₹47 per litre for buffalo milk. The announcement comes […]
Farmers association urges govt to hike Milk procurement price
The Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam has urged the State government to hike the procurement price of milk to protect the interests of milk producers supplying to the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (Aavin). The association urged the government to hike the price of milk procured through the milk producers’ cooperative societies to ₹41.75 per litre […]
Amul Dairy hikes milk procurement prices by 30
The Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited popularly known as Amul Dairy on Tuesday announced a hike of Rs 30 in milk procurement prices paid to farmers. The hike will result in some seven lakh members of the milk union in Anand, Kheda and Mahisagar districts getting Rs 850 per kilo fat. However, the […]
Milk procurement price to increase by Rs 5/lit in Karnataka
The state government is contemplating increasing the procurement price for milk by Rs 5 per litre, said cooperation minister KN Rajanna on Saturday. At a review meeting of Mysuru region, the minister said that the farmers were facing issues due to high production costs. In an effort to bring down the cost and the competition […]
Amul’s expansion plan is signal for other coop to shape up
Amul, the local and biggest FMCG brand in India, is in an aggressive expansion mode. Its hunger for growth well beyond the home state of Gujarat is both natural and disturbing. For some state cooperatives in the south, and now increasingly in Madhya Pradesh, Amul’s aggressive expansion into their territories has become a source of […]
Procurement prices likely to soften in the next 5-6 months: Kesavan
Heritage Foods Ltd has said it is confident of achieving the target of becoming a ₹6,000 crore revenue company in the next three years. “We set out a target to become a ₹6,000 crore revenue company about five years ago. But unfortunately, we were hit by the pandemic. That affected not just our business but […]