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Indian dairy industry is not competitive in exports of milk as a commodity

Indian dairy industry is not competitive in exports of milk as a commodity - Dairy News 7X7

Recently, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) hosted the 13th edition of the Foodworld India Global Convention for Food Business and Industry. On day two, during the session ‘Untapped Export Potential: Key for Sustained Growth of India’s Processed Food Industry’, RS Sodhi, the managing director, GCMMF (Amul) mentioned that India is […]

PM Modi lauds contribution of dairy farming in the Farmer’s Income

PM Modi lauds contribution of dairy farming in the Farmer’s Income - Dairy News 7X7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made some pertinent points on the much-needed farm reforms and did well by mentioning the contribution of dairy farming. In his Rajya Sabha address on Monday, he said: “The contribution of dairy farming is over 28 per cent in the agricultural market in India. Its trade is worth Rs 8-lakh crore. […]

Productivity and Quality of milk is top priority of the Govt : Atul Chaturvedi

Productivity and Quality of milk is top priority of the Govt : Atul Chaturvedi - Dairy News 7X7

Agriculture Today organised India Dairy awards on Jan 30,2021. Key stakeholders from the industry, government and farmer groups attended the function. The policy makers shared the government future plans for the dairy and livestock industry. Ananda Paneer launched their innovative variants during the award ceremony. The winners of these awards in different categories are as […]

Productivity and Quality of milk is top priority of the Govt : Atul Chaturvedi

Productivity and Quality of milk is top priority of the Govt : Atul Chaturvedi - Dairy News 7X7

Agriculture Today organised India Dairy awards on Jan 30,2021. Key stakeholders from the industry, government and farmer groups attended the function. The policy makers shared the government future plans for the dairy and livestock industry. Ananda Paneer launched their innovative variants during the award ceremony. The winners of these awards in different categories are as […]

No GST on Butter ,Ghee and Paneer amongst Dairy sector’s wish list for Budget 21-22

No GST on Butter ,Ghee and Paneer amongst Dairy sector’s wish list for Budget 21-22 - Dairy News 7X7

Treat livestock farmers on par with land-owner agriculture farmers, says Amul’s Sodhi To complement the government’s efforts to secure the country’s nutrition security, the dairy sector has sought zero tax on nutritional products butter, ghee (butter oil) and paneer (cottage cheese) from the current 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Indian Dairy […]

90% of milk in India is A2 , Charging Premium is a gimmick : R S Sodhi

90% of milk in India is A2 , Charging Premium is a gimmick : R S Sodhi - Dairy News 7X7

More Indians now prefer buffalo milk over cow milk with many farmers opting to engage in buffalo milk production, and nearly all of this milk comprises the A2 protein, dairy cooperative Amul managing director Rupinder Singh Sodhi said. Sodhi dismissed worries that Indian milk comprises the less healthy A1 protein. “A2 milk marketing gimmick came from New […]

Milk prices defy seasonal trend as supply pressures build

Milk prices defy seasonal trend as supply pressures build - Dairy News 7X7

On Tuesday, skim milk powder (SMP) prices at Global Dairy Trade (GDT), the fortnightly auction platform of New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative, averaged $3,243 per tonne, the highest since the $3,264 of August 5, 2014. Vegetable prices have cooled with the usual winter-time increase in supplies of carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, radish, capsicum and peas. Even onions […]

Amul to invest Rs 5000 Crore in 5 years : Jan 10th, weekly dairy news

Amul to invest Rs 5000 Crore in 5 years : Jan 10th, weekly dairy news - Dairy News 7X7

Happy New Year 2021 . This is a dedicated channel to dairy-related news from India and abroad. It will cover top seven dairy news from last seven days. The news will be aired on every Sunday. The channel will have expert interviews, market and technical analysis and a lot more sections very soon. Subscribe to […]

Amul to invest Rs 5000 Crores in next 5 years in dairy infrastructure

Amul to invest Rs 5000 Crores in next 5 years in dairy infrastructure - Dairy News 7X7

A drop was seen in the ice cream and fresh cream business that catered to the hotels, restaurants and catering segment. Amul is not worried about the commodity stock as it would be taken care of during summer, he said. Dairy major Amul expects to see an 8% growth in revenues in this financial year, driven […]

With 14-15% growth Amul finds it easy to reach 100000 crores by 2025

With 14-15% growth Amul finds it easy to reach 100000 crores by 2025 - Dairy News 7X7

After more than Rs 50,000 crore turnover last fiscal, the current fiscal is shadowed by the pandemic. How has been the performance of Amul so far? Pandemic has not impacted food consumption. As far as food is concerned, whether you were eating out or at home, consumption is same. If you look at dairy, it is very […]