PM Modi lauds contribution of dairy farming in the Farmer’s Income
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made some pertinent points on the much-needed farm reforms and did well by mentioning the contribution of dairy farming. In his Rajya Sabha address on Monday, he said: “The contribution of dairy farming is over 28 per cent in the agricultural market in India. Its trade is worth Rs 8-lakh crore. […]
Productivity and Quality of milk is top priority of the Govt : Atul Chaturvedi
Agriculture Today organised India Dairy awards on Jan 30,2021. Key stakeholders from the industry, government and farmer groups attended the function. The policy makers shared the government future plans for the dairy and livestock industry. Ananda Paneer launched their innovative variants during the award ceremony. The winners of these awards in different categories are as […]
Productivity and Quality of milk is top priority of the Govt : Atul Chaturvedi
Agriculture Today organised India Dairy awards on Jan 30,2021. Key stakeholders from the industry, government and farmer groups attended the function. The policy makers shared the government future plans for the dairy and livestock industry. Ananda Paneer launched their innovative variants during the award ceremony. The winners of these awards in different categories are as […]
No GST on Butter ,Ghee and Paneer amongst Dairy sector’s wish list for Budget 21-22
Treat livestock farmers on par with land-owner agriculture farmers, says Amul’s Sodhi To complement the government’s efforts to secure the country’s nutrition security, the dairy sector has sought zero tax on nutritional products butter, ghee (butter oil) and paneer (cottage cheese) from the current 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Indian Dairy […]
90% of milk in India is A2 , Charging Premium is a gimmick : R S Sodhi
More Indians now prefer buffalo milk over cow milk with many farmers opting to engage in buffalo milk production, and nearly all of this milk comprises the A2 protein, dairy cooperative Amul managing director Rupinder Singh Sodhi said. Sodhi dismissed worries that Indian milk comprises the less healthy A1 protein. “A2 milk marketing gimmick came from New […]
Milk prices defy seasonal trend as supply pressures build
On Tuesday, skim milk powder (SMP) prices at Global Dairy Trade (GDT), the fortnightly auction platform of New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative, averaged $3,243 per tonne, the highest since the $3,264 of August 5, 2014. Vegetable prices have cooled with the usual winter-time increase in supplies of carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, radish, capsicum and peas. Even onions […]
Amul to invest Rs 5000 Crores in next 5 years in dairy infrastructure
A drop was seen in the ice cream and fresh cream business that catered to the hotels, restaurants and catering segment. Amul is not worried about the commodity stock as it would be taken care of during summer, he said. Dairy major Amul expects to see an 8% growth in revenues in this financial year, driven […]
With 14-15% growth Amul finds it easy to reach 100000 crores by 2025
After more than Rs 50,000 crore turnover last fiscal, the current fiscal is shadowed by the pandemic. How has been the performance of Amul so far? Pandemic has not impacted food consumption. As far as food is concerned, whether you were eating out or at home, consumption is same. If you look at dairy, it is very […]
Amul spreads 1200 crore fresh investment from Gujarat to Kolkata
Milk processing facility to be set up in Rajkot in Gujarat, Kolkata to meet increase in demand Dairy major Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which markets Amul brand of food products, has lined up fresh investments to ramp up capacities in major markets including Kolkata and Andhra Pradesh besides its strong-hold Gujarat. The Federation is […]
Milk powder prices have risen by 20% in past two months : R S Sodhi
Milk powder prices have risen by 20% in the past two months and are likely to increase further in the next four weeks as demand has revived and supplies from farmers are low, top dairy executives said. RS Sodhi, managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which owns the Amul brand, said the average price of […]