Sustainability is different for different economies : R S Sodhi
Stellapps Technologies in collaboration with ThinkAg, is pleased to invite you as a panellist to a webinar- ” Building Nutrition Security with Dairy: Role, Risks and Regulations”. This webinar was held on 25th July from 4 PM to 5.15 PM IST. Background: The awareness of nutritional security and the significant contribution of dairy towards meeting […]
Milk prices unlikely to go up until Diwali as production increases
Dairy sector experts have ruled out further milk price hikes – at least till Diwali – because of a sudden increase in production due to an unusually cool summer this year. Meenesh Shah, chairman of the National Dairy Development Board, told Moneycontrol that retail prices of milk have actually fallen by up to Rs 2 […]
Stability In Milk Prices Only By Oct-Nov 23: R S Sodhi
The increase in milk prices over the last few months has been the topic of hot discussion in India. The prices of milk have seen a sharp rise of 14 to 15 per cent, which is more than the inflation. Milk inflation has been the second largest factor (after cereals) in driving up retail inflation […]
Milk production trebles every 25 years in India: R S Sodhi
Why the milk prices are going so high now ? Is it because of milk shortage or high surge in demand or both ? CNBC interviewed Sh R S Sodhi President Indian Dairy Association to get an answer. https://youtu.be/LkgHcO1iTgE Sh Sodhi answered all the questions and clarified that milk shortage may not be the only […]
A big fat problem in milk: What’s driving up prices?
The current price inflation in milk is mainly due to a shortage of fat. It has led dairies to hike full-cream milk prices or to cut fat content through rebranding of existing products. Also, milk does not attract GST, while fat and powder used in reconstitution does, an anomalous situation for which the consumer ultimately […]
Milk prices up by 10.5% from a year ago
Inflation in the prices of milk and milk products has accelerated almost continuously for the last 20 months and, in the last five months, it has consistently surpassed the overall level of price rise in the country. The reason for this, according to people closely associated with the milk industry, could be a combination of […]
R S Sodhi to ‘advise’ Reliance to scale heights in retail business
After retiring from ‘Amul’, country’s largest dairy brand, its former Managing Director R S Sodhi will now advise Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Group on developing its consumer business that has a focus on fresh products, including vegetables and fruits under the group’s subsidiary Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL). Reliance Group did not respond to the queries […]
Milk may stay on boil due to cattle, fodder shortage
Milk prices, which have been rising steadily in the past year, may hit new highs in the year ahead, as production suffers due to insufficient fodder and fewer new lactating cattle, and farmers raise prices to make up for losses in the last two years. Fodder availability has declined thanks to increased exports of wheat […]
Fodder cost whips up milk prices: R S Sodhi
While cereals inflation of 12 to 13 percent has caught headlines, the second largest factor pushing up food inflation is milk prices. In February Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed milk prices up by 9.6 percent from year-ago levels; higher than an already elevated 8.8 percent year-on-year rise in January. And while cereal prices will […]
Can India really become milk pail of the world ?
49 th Dairy industry conference organised by Indian Dairy Association concluded on 18th March at Ahmedabad on a very high note. The event was inaugurated by Minister of Dairying Sh Parshottam Rupala ji on 16th of March. The valedictory session was graced by Sh Amit Shah ji Minister of Cooperation and Sh Bhupinder Patel ji […]