Milk Procurement Price Cut in Karnataka Amid Global Dairy Market Fluctuations
The reduction in milk procurement prices by Raichur, Bellary & Koppal Districts Cooperative Milk Producers’ Societies Union Ltd (RBKMUL) is expected to impact farmers’ profits. The price cut, which lowers the procurement rate by ₹1.50 per liter, was made due to fluctuations in global skimmed milk powder and butter prices. Other milk unions across Karnataka […]
KMF plans to sell 2.5 lakh litres of milk per day in Delhi
The Karnataka Co-Operative Milk Producer’s Federation Limited (KMF) is planning to sell Nandini milk beginning with 2.5 lakh litres per day in the national capital from October onwards. As the KMF is working on entering the national capital market, its officials held meetings with milk dealers here. At present, a total of 1 lakh crore […]
Consumers pay more but dairy farmers get lesser in Karnataka ?
Milk procurement prices vary across different milk unions in Karnataka, despite the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) selling it at a uniform price across the state. Each of the 15 milk unions in the state has its unique considerations for determining milk procurement prices, taking into account factors like profit margins, expenditure, facilities, and projects. This […]
KMF achieves milestone of procurement of one crore litres of milk a day CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the Karnataka Milk Federation — known for its ‘Nandini’ brand of dairy products — has achieved a milestone of procuring one crore litres of milk a day from farmers. “The milk production in Karnataka was 90 lakh litres a day in May last year. Now, the KMF is getting […]
White wave: Milk procurement glut poses challenge to Mysuru Milk Union Ltd
Mysuru Milk Union Limited (MyMUL) is procuring 10 lakh litres of milk daily, which has posed it a new challenge in utilising the surplus milk. In 2017, the milk union was procuring 5.5 lakh litres of milk from dairy farmers through its 1,105 primary milk producers cooperative societies. The daily milk procurement touched 7.5 litres by 2022. But […]
Karnataka farmers decry delay in milk incentives, dues as KMF sponsors T20 World Cup teams
At least around seven to eight lakh farmers in Karnataka are angry with the state government for not releasing milk incentives for the last eight months. This, even as the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd (KMF) is sponsoring the Scotland and Ireland national cricket teams for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The state government […]
Heavy pre-monsoon showers trigger fear of milk glut in Bengaluru for KMF
The dairy sector is bracing for what experts call a ‘white flood’ — an overproduction of milk — thanks to unusually heavy pre-monsoon rain in May. Karnataka has recorded a 24% increase in rainfall so far, and the trend is likely to continue into the rainy season with IMD predicting 106% increase between June and Sept. This […]
Karnataka Milk Federation urges government to release ₹5 milk subsidy to dairy farmers
The Udupi District Dairy Farmers’ Federation on Thursday, May 16, decided to urge the government to release ₹5 a litre support price for milk procured from farmers that has been pending for the last seven months. In a meeting of the federation members, including milk societies’ representatives and farmers in Udupi, they also wanted the […]
Scotland cricket team unveils T20 World Cup jersey with Nandini dairy brand logo
In what comes as a proud moment for Kannadigas and dairy farmers in Karnataka, the Scotland cricket team on Wednesday unveiled its new ICC T20 World Cup jersey with Karnataka Milk Federation’s (KMF) Nandini logo. The Nandini logo is featured in the leading arm of the jersey in both English and Kannada. The jersey was […]
KMF to sponsor Scotland and Ireland cricket teams during T20 World Cup
Get ready to see the Nandini logo on the jerseys of Scotland and Ireland cricketers during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which will be held in June. The Karnataka Milk Federation, the dairy cooperative from the State which sells various dairy products under the brand name Nandini, will be sponsoring the two teams in […]