-The Hindu Business Line Average prices of liquid milk in the North Eastern region saw the highest increase between January 1 and November 22, followed by the North, East, West and South regions. Inflationary pressures on milk remain unabated as Mother Dairy has decided to hike prices on two of its milk variants, effective Monday. While Milk Prices have been on the rise this year, dairy products such as curd and ice...
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Fodder inflation could really shrink milk output -Amaresh Chandra, Purushottam Sharma and Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary
-The Hindu Business Line The fodder crop deserves a central place in the agri-ecosystem and needs institutional support, such as crop insurance The recent increase in fodder costs have played a major role in rising Milk Prices, hitting dairy farmers hard. Fodder inflation has seen a sharp hike in the last four months, despite the softening of overall WPI inflation in the recent months. The overall WPI inflation has eased to 10.70 per...
More »Do not ignore the role of the woman livestock farmer -Madhura Swaminathan and Vijayamba R.
-The Hindu Further, women need to be included in all facets of livestock development — breeding, veterinary care, extension services, training or access to credit and markets The livestock sector is one of the most rapidly growing components of the rural economy of India, accounting for 5% of national income and 28% of agricultural GDP in 2018-19. In the last six years, the livestock sector grew at 7.9% (at constant prices) while...
More »Why volatile food prices will keep the heat on India’s consumer inflation level this year -Radhika Pandey
-ThePrint.in Lower rainfall in some parts of the country is expected to keep food prices elevated in the coming months. Which means inflation will be above 6%. India’s retail inflation surged to 7 per cent in August from a five-month low of 6.7 per cent in July. Food, which accounts for nearly half of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket, grew 7.62 percent as against 6.69 per cent in July. While the...
More »33% Indian households cut milk consumption amid price rise concerns: Survey
-IANS/ Business Standard LocalCircles -- a community social media platform -- conducted a survey to gather information on how the households are coping with it Rising prices of milk has led to one in three Indian households either downgrading brand or reducing consumption, says a survey. Amid complaints on rising Milk Prices, LocalCircles -- a community social media platform --, conducted a survey to gather information on how the households are coping with...
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