DAIRY NEWS Dairy Industry seek 20% subsidy to export Skimmed Milk Powder for the sake of farmers
Dairy cooperatives in the country have sought a 20% export incentive for milk products, as there are ample stocks amid drop in demand from bulk consumers. This will ensure better returns for dairy farmers, they said. At current global rates of SMP this subsidy will amount to Rs 400 Crores for 100000 MT of SMP […]
Now its the turn of milk processors to declare procurement holidays in Maharashtra
Maharashtra state saw a lot of agitations by various groups to get clarity on government’s policies to support dairy sector. The farmer groups stopped supplies of milk to the plant for a day earlier in this week. Now for the first time dairy processors are forced to take such action owing to dip in demand […]
Milk price subsidy in India: Whose benefit ?
This video is part of our annual Round table during the Dairy industry expo at Pune on Oct 12, 2019. It talks about the prevailing milk subsidy by the cooperative sector and questions its benefit to the private sector. Due to such subsidies, the level playing field gets disturbed in the country. It becomes more […]
DAIRY NEWS Is price subsidy the only option to support dairy
Dairy farmers in Maharashtra are again suffering from a milk price crisis . It is due to lower demand of milk and milk products and huge stocks for dairy commodities. Dairy farmers in the state are agitating by dumping milk on roads and blocking supply of milk to the cities. Similar corrections in milk prices […]
Milk procurement prices again getting slashed in Karnataka : Unions seeking more price subsidy
Karnataka Milk Federation has created history in procuring more than 90 lakh litres of milk per day. During Covid-19 , the federation has seen a sharp decline in demand of its milk and milk products. KMF interestingly is a amongst the few federations who have been giving price subsidy to dairy farmers since a long […]
Milk subsidy in India; Whose benefit ? A matter of level playing field
This video is part of our annual round table event which we organise on dairy policy related matters in the country. In this vlog we will share with you an analysis of milk subsidy in India. Does milk subsidy create a level playing field in dairy sector ? Is milk price subsidy in India inclusive […]
