Page 2 - Milk Production

Amul, Mother Diary hike milk prices by Rs 2 due to rise in procurement cost

The hike -- which comes days before Janmashtami celebrations and months ahead of the flush season when milk supplies usually rise -- may impact household budgets

Is it time to sell dairy stocks?

Dairy companies continued to disappoint investors with dismal profits in the recently concluded quarter as high input costs eroded the sector's margins. Find out the likely trajectory for the sector

Milk output down 50,000 litres a day as lumpy skin disease batters Gujarat

Inoculation drive in full swing as over a million cattle get vaccinated

India tops milk production, turnover higher than wheat and rice: PM Modi

PM addressed a gathering at Diyodar in the Banaskantha district after inaugurating a new dairy complex and a potato processing plant of the Banas Dairy

Best of BS Opinion: Targeting taxpayers, Bharat Ratna for Dr Kurien & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

Bharat Ratna for Dr Kurien

Shailesh Dobhal argues why it makes sense to award Bharat Ratna to Verghese Kurien

Amul announces pan-India hike in prices of milk by Rs 2 per litre

The price was being hiked after a gap of nearly one year and seven months

Why milk scores over other produce in fetching the farmer a better price

Almost 80% of the price an end-consumer pays comes into the hands of the milkman, due to the existence of fewer middlemen and the efficient manner in which it travels from farm to kitchen

Dairy decline

Milk farmers need support to deal with demand slump

Milk co-ops approach Centre for export sops to clear massive inventories

They say they may be forced to cut down on milk procurement price during the coming flush season starting in the next few months, if the support is not available

Atmanirbharata's white knight

Milk production and dairy processing are not in the least dependent on Chinese inputs, nor are they likely to face a competitive threat from that direction any time soon

Milk demand recovers in June after plunge in April-May, as lockdown eases

Apart from reducing supply glut, recovery is also set to cut down pressure on dairy companies that are reeling under severe financial stress

NDDB arm to take its success story to regions where co-op model has failed

NDDB Dairy Services has clocked a combined turnover of Rs 4,564 cr from 15 milk producer companies that it helped set up in 69 districts across eight states

Demonetisation effect: Spending on milk and milk products fell in 2017-18

The amount spent on milk and milk products (M&MP) dropped 10%. While households, hotels, and halwai shops spent Rs 6 trn on M&MP in 2016-17, consumption expenditure reduced to Rs 5.4 trn in 2017-18

Cross-bred, female cattle population on the rise: Livestock census

Also, the census shows a sharp increase in backyard poultry

Dairy companies see milk procurement price stabilising at higher levels

Both liquid milk and SMP prices jumped by 10% in three months and 25% in one year

Single-use plastic ban: Industry mulls polyester yarn for milk packaging

The govt had fixed a thickness criterion of 50 microns when the use of plastic carry bags was banned a couple of years ago.

Amul ramps up milk supply to Maharashtra to bridge deficit after floods

About 1,000 animals washed away in floods; govt to spend Rs 1,000 crore on restoration

Gloomy forecast: Fall in fodder availability hurts milk production

It now needs to be seen whether the impact of weather could firm up cattle feed prices, which are already up by over 15 per cent in recent times

At 176.35 mn tonnes, milk production up 6.6% in 2017-18: MoS Agriculture

India is the largest milk producer in the world