India’s dairy farmers should shift to ethno-veterinary medicines
Some lifesaving solutions are so simple and obvious that they remain hidden in plain sight. This is particularly true for livestock disease treatments that have evolved over generations through experiences of communities, withstood the test of time, are embodied in local culture and practices and yet, the knowledge remains untapped in the absence of standardisation and […]
Milk procurement up by 14% in Gujarat through the pandemic
Sustained-agricultural exercise-and-steady-milk-costs for dairy-farmers led to a 14% enhance-in-milk-procurement through the pandemic. Provisional knowledge from dairy sector sources exhibits that milk procurement in Gujarat, together with from different states, elevated from 215.65 lakh kg per day (LkgPD) in 2019-20 to 245.8 (LkgPD) in 2020-21. Data tabled in Parliament by the ministry of agriculture exhibits that […]
Dairies to log 5-6% growth this fiscal to reach 1.5 Lakh Crore this year
Revenue of the organised dairy sector in India, after churning to a decadal-low growth of ~1% last fiscal, is expected to grow 5-6% to Rs 1.5 lakh crore this fiscal. Healthy demand revival in value added products (VAP, 30-35% of organized sector revenue) post pandemic effect last fiscal, lower restrictions as compared with the earlier […]
Demand for butter, cheese, ice-cream down 30-40%: Amul’s Sodhi
As India reels under a fierce second wave of COVID and lockdown fears loom, RS Sodhi, GM of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) said that companies as well consumers are better prepared now and there is no panic buying. “This time for the second wave, which is more impactful and worsening day by day, […]
Demand of dairy products from A2 milk New Zealand weakens : Synlait
Dairy processor Synlait Milk’s first-half profit dropped 76 per cent after Covid-19 weakened demand for the high-margin infant formula it makes for its largest customer, The a2 Milk Company. Profit slumped to $6.4 million in the six months ended January 31, from $26.2m last year. Sales rose 19 per cent to $664.2m. The Canterbury-based dairy […]
Demand of dairy products from A2 milk New Zealand weakens : Synlait
Dairy processor Synlait Milk’s first-half profit dropped 76 per cent after Covid-19 weakened demand for the high-margin infant formula it makes for its largest customer, The a2 Milk Company. Profit slumped to $6.4 million in the six months ended January 31, from $26.2m last year. Sales rose 19 per cent to $664.2m. The Canterbury-based dairy […]
Lumpy skin disease Spreaded its wings over a dozen states
The viral lumpy pores and skin illness (LSD) has unfold to cattle and buffalo in a couple of dozen huge Indian states triggering considerations amongst 1000’s of dairy farmers. The illness — attributable to the pox virus — impacts cattle and buffalo and is believed to be spreading by way of blood feeding bugs. Originated […]
DAIRY NEWS Dairy Supply chains adapting to changing consumer behaviour during Covid-19 : A Report from US
COVID-19 is dramatically affecting consumer habits and dairy supply chains as food service demand plummets and grocery sales surge. Consumers struggling with job losses and economic uncertainty quickly returned to buying basic dairy products like fluid milk, commodity cheese and butter. A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge exchange indicates that consumer behaviour will be different for the […]
