78 % of milk in Maharashtra does not comply with FSS regulations: CGSI
About 78.12% of milk available in open market in Maharashtra “does not comply with FSSAI standards.”
Milk price hike to hit dairy companies' profit margins
Dairies to cut margins of distributors and retailers without raising their product prices.
Will stop milk, vegetable supply to cities from June 7 if demands not met: Farmers’ body
Office-bearers of the Kisan Samiti said they had given a call for farmers’ strike on last June 1 over demands, including complete farm loan waiver, minimum support price for farm produce as well as implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, among others.
Danone's loss is Parag's gain: Are dairy MNCs facing challenges in India?
Danone’s arch-rivals Nestle and Lactalis, too, face difficulties in the Indian market, said experts.
India’s Sacred Cow Now Threatens an $83 Billion Dairy Industry
Violence against cattle owners—in a Hindu-majority country under a populist government—resulted in 11 deaths last year.
By: Anindya Upadhyay, Pratik Parija, Kanika Sood, and P R Sanjai
Source: Bloomberg
Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-23/india-s-sacred-cow-now-threatens-an-83-billion-dairy-industry
Scope Of Private Players In Indian Dairy Market And Its Negative Effects
India is producing more than 17% of world`s milk worth of around Rs 5 lakh Cr. Out of 40 Cr. Litre per day of milk production only 7 Cr. Litre per day is being utilized by the organized sector…
By: Akshay Jadhav
Source: LinkedIn
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/scope-private-players-indian-dairy-market-its-negative-akshay-jadhav/?trackingId=1vP6tsVuG3m3D%2FOx0ZcYbA%3D%3D
Dairy farmers in distress as milk prices crash
“I am getting only ₹24 per litre for milk now, whereas I used to get around ₹38 per litre 20 days back,” said Maharaj Singh, a farmer from Bastoli Village in Morena district, who sells around 12 litres of milk every day. A crisis is clearly brewing for milk producers.
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Source: The Hindu Business
Link: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/dairy-farmers-in-distress-as-milk-prices-crash/article10012311.ece
A fat tax: GST on ghee, crashing global powder prices take cream off dairy farmers
Milk procurement rates are falling yet again, thanks to duty rate distortions in the new indirect tax regime.
By: Partha Sarathi Biswas
Source: Indian Express
Link: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/a-fat-tax-gst-on-ghee-crashing-global-powder-prices-take-cream-off-dairy-farmers-4918330/
President Kovind unveils hand-held device that detects milk adulteration in 60 seconds
The user friendly device, costing less than Rs 5000, can take less than 60 seconds of measurement time to show the result. By: Vishwa Mohan
CM lays foundation stone for mega dairy in Mandya
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah participated in various development works in Mandya district on Friday, including the laying of foundation stone for an automated mega dairy.