KMF brand Nandini milk launched in Hathras, UP
The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), the second-largest dairy cooperative in India, is broadening its footprint with launch of Nandini milk, curd and buttermilk in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh from Monday. The move is part of KMF’s ongoing strategy to expand its market presence beyond its home state of Karnataka. KMF procures milk from over 2.6 million dairy […]
BL Agro launches Rs 1,000 crore dairy breeding project in Bareilly
Leading FMCG company BL Agro on Saturday inaugurated a high-tech cattle breeding and dairy centre in Bareilly at an initial investment of Rs 1,000 crore with an aim to transform local agriculture. The state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence for Cow Breeding and Dairy Technology, a part of the subsidiary firm BL Khamdhenu, was inaugurated by Union […]
Karnataka’s Nandini to enter UP, Rajasthan
After expanding to Delhi, Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), which markets its dairy products under Nandini brand, is set to enter Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan with fresh dairy products, including milk and curd. KMF officials said Nandini products will be available in northern Uttar Pradesh and Jaipur by the end of this month. KMF had launched […]
Global dairy price index moved up by 1.4% at GDT
Prices are up in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 1.4% increase across the board. It is the second auction of the calendar year and follows a 1.4% fall from the previous event two weeks ago. Good news for farmers as whole milk powder — which has the biggest impact on Fonterra’s farmgate milk […]
GDT dairy index rise again by 1.2% increase and WMP up 3%
Prices have risen again in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 1.2% increase across the board. This follows a 0.8% increase from two weeks ago. Whole milk powder – which has the biggest impact on Fonterra’s farmgate milk price – recorded a solid 3% lift, to an average of US$3559/MT. Skim milk powder – Fonterra’s […]
Global Dairy trade showed slight recovery but SMP at 18 week’s lowest level
Global Dairy Trade Event 361 concluded with the GDT Price Index up 0.5% Key Results of major commodities Global dairy trade index has shown slight recovery . Lactose, and Mozzarella cheese led the upward movement of the index followed by other products except SMP. GDT index of Skimmed milk powder plummeted to the lowest level since 19th March […]
PM Modi addresses Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh today and released the 17th instalment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) through Direct Benefit Transfer amounting to more than Rs 20,000 crores to around 9.26 crore beneficiary farmers. During the program, he also granted certificates to more than […]
Raw milk is becoming cheaper in Ukraine
Raw milk is becoming cheaper in Ukraine due to the increase in the volume of its production in the spring and the appearance of surpluses on the market. Dairy processing enterprises need less raw milk in the conditions of a slowdown in exports and a reduction in the consumption of dairy products in the domestic market. The further devaluation of the hryvnia and the increase in the supply of dairy products to Europe may contribute […]
India has third largest population of ‘zero-food children’ in the world
A recent study had ranked India as having the third-highest percentage of children who had not eaten any food for 24 hours; experts say rapid urbanisation is fuelling malnutrition in country. Sunita Gautam, a 26-year-old domestic help, wonders if she will be able to provide her 11-month-old boy the nutrition he requires. “My child is […]
Milk production was estimated at 230.58 million tonnes in FY 23
Union Minister Shri Parshottam Rupala releases Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2023 during National Milk Day event at Guwahati today Milk production in the country is estimated as 230.58 million tonnes during 2022-23 registered a growth of 22.81%over the past 5 years: Shri Parshottam Rupala Union Minister informed that Highest milk producing State during 2022-23 was […]