WTO scans India’s agriculture export subsidies policy
India’s farm subsidy policies came under the scanner at the World Trade Organization (WTO) during the country’s trade policy review (TPR), with members such as Canada, the US and Australia complaining...Read More
Dairy majors in India planning to set up buffalo mozzarella plants
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi gave its approval last year to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in the food processing sector also . This sche...Read More
Early onset of summers will bring strong ice creams sales during season
The ‘warmest’ February and an early onset of summer is bringing cheer to ice-cream makers in India. After a nearly 90 percent drop in sales in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, ice-cream makers are pinni...Read More
Nestle India’s growth focus is good, but stock is already costlier
Nestle India held an analyst meet last week and provided an update on its business. Among segments, milk products and nutrition increased 8.9% and accounted for 45.8% of overall sales. Prepared dishes...Read More
Amul exported 1124 MT of SMP in a single rail rake
The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets the brand Amul, was under pressure to pay a good price to Gujarat farmers following a glut of liquid milk during the pandemic ov...Read More
Food inflation in India to increase as milk, chicken may cost more
Food inflation in India will probably accelerate in the coming months on stronger prices of fruits, vegetables and chicken following poor supplies, according to a top executive of the nation’s biggest...Read More
Karimnagar Dairy increases milk procurement price by around Rs 2 /litre
Dairy farmers of the district now have a reason to rejoice as the Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limited (KMPCL) management has decided to increase the milk procurement price by Rs 2 per litre and...Read More
Khap panchayat urges dairy farmers to sell milk at Rs 100/ltr in Haryana
A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Hisar on Sunday urged dairy farmers to sells milk at Rs 100 per litre to government cooperative societies in protest against the Centre’s farm laws and high fuel prices....Read More
Starbucks India To Introduce Oat Milk As A Plant-Based Alternative
Coffee giant Starbucks is quickly adapting to shifts in consumer trends globally, evident in the launch of multiple plant-based options on their menu across the U.K., as well as their recent all vegan...Read More
Dairy Cooperative hikes Rs 3 per litre to dairy farmers in Kerala state
Ernakulam Region Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) has decided to pay farmers an additional ₹3 a litre for milk being collected by the union from March 1, 2021. The cooperative has been payin...Read More
Hatsun dairy begins commercial production at Solapur Maharashtra
Hatsun Agro Product has announced commercial production at its newly set up modern greenfield dairy processing plant in Solapur, Maharashtra. The plant is the 19 manufacturing location for HAP that h...Read More
Stellapps, IPPB tie up to drive financial inclusion for dairy farmers
Dairy-tech start-up Stellapps has tied up with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to digitise the milk procurement value chain and promote banking facilities at milk collection centres. As part of memora...Read More