Milk

Milk without cows? Inside the science of lab-grown milk shaking dairy world

Lab-grown milk, sometimes called "animal-free dairy," is real dairy produced without cows and contains actual milk proteins (casein and whey)

Facing Trump's tariffs, Swiss farmers find themselves with too much milk

The country's dairy farmers produced a bumper harvest of milk, but higher US duties have forced them to consider ways to cut back, including slaughtering cows

Milk that has its source in soil: The growing popularity of 'vegan milk'

In India, vegan milk has managed to carve out a niche market though the country, being the world's largest producer of dairy milk, has copious milk supplies

Assam to reach 10 lakh litre milk processing capacity in 3 years: CM Sarma

The Assam CM announced that the NDDB (National Dairy Development Board) and the state government are jointly working to set up new processing units in Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and other locations

Milk product intake rises as cereal, pulse consumption dips: Govt report

Intake of cereals and pulses came down in both rural and urban areas, while consumption of milk and its products showed an increase in 2023-24, according to a government report. The Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (HCES) conducted during August 2022 July 2023 and August 2023 July 2024 showed that the consumption of egg, fish and meat has gone up in rural areas, though it remained the same in urban areas. The study showed the proportion of cereals in the consumption has decreased from 38.8 per cent in 2022-23 to 38.7 per cent in 2023-24 in urban areas. In the case of rural India, the proportion has decreased from 46.9 per cent to 45.9 per cent. For pulses, the proportion of consumption declined from 9.6 per cent to 9.1 per cent in urban areas and from 8.8 per cent to 8.7 per cent in rural areas. On the other hand, the proportion of milk and its products in the diet in urban areas increased from 12.8 per cent to 12.9 per cent, while in rural areas it rose from 10.6 per c

India leads global milk production, aims for 300 mn MT in next 5 years

India is the top producer of milk in the world and has set a target of producing 300 million metric tons (MMT) of milk in the next five years from the present 239 MMT, Union Minister of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Singh also said that ever since the Modi government has launched the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) in 2014, the milk production in the country has increased by 63.5 per cent and the government is hopeful of further increasing it by 15 per cent in next three years. "India is now the top milk producing country in the world. We have now set a target of producing 300 MMT of milk in next five years from the present 239 MMT," he said. The minister said about 10 crore people in the country are engaged in milk production of which 75 per cent are women. He said the per person consumption of milk in India is 471 gram. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission. It mains objective is

ED raids 9 places in MP over export of adulterated milk products in India

The searches are underway at these locations in Bhopal, Sehore and Morena since early Wednesday

Hatsun Agro acquires Milk Mantra for Rs 233 cr to expand in East India

Dairy company seeks to spread beyond South India with new acquisition

Amul cuts prices of popular dairy products by Rs 1 per litre. Details here

The price cut comes as Gujarat's dairies experience a milk surplus, and several GCMMF unions have lowered milk procurement prices from farmers

Nandini milk to launch on Nov 21 in Delhi to rival Amul, other brands

By launching Nandini milk in Delhi, Karnataka Milk Federation aims to capture a share of the competitive North Indian dairy market, in direct competition with Amul

FSSAI withdraws advisory on removal of claims of A1, A2 types of milk

Food safety regulator FSSAI on Monday withdrew its recent advisory wherein food businesses were directed to remove claims of 'A1' and 'A2' types of milk and milk products from packaging. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said the advisory has been withdrawn to carry out further consultations with stakeholders. It would imply that food business operators (FBOs) can continue to sell and market their products with claims of 'A1' and "A2' types of milk. A1 and A2 milk differ in their beta-casein protein composition, which varies based on cow breed. In a fresh advisory issued on Monday, the regulator said, "the advisory dated August 21, 2024...stands withdrawn for further consultation and engagement with the stakeholders". The FSSAI, in its advisory dated August 21, had asked FBOs to remove claims of 'A1 and A2 from their products. E-commerce platforms were also told to remove these claims from products and websites immediately. The regulator had said that the cl

FSSAI orders removal of A1, A2 claims from milk, milk product marketing

Industry players supported the move, stating that it would lead to better transparency and accuracy in dairy product labelling

No import of milk, its products under TRQ undertaken since 2014-15: DGFT

India has not provided any tariff rate quota (TRQ) for the import of milk and its products since 2014-15, a senior commerce ministry official said on Monday. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Kumar Sarangi said that in the last 20 years, the import of milk and milk products like skimmed milk powder under TRQ have been affected only in three years. "No imports of milk and milk products under TRQ have been undertaken since 2014-15," he told reporters here. Post 2011-12, there has been no import of skimmed milk powder imports by utilising the TRQ route. The TRQ is a mechanism that allows imports of a set quantity of specific products at a lower customs duty. Tariff quotas are used on a wide range of products but most are in the agriculture sector. Cereals, meat, fruit and vegetables, and dairy products are the most common. He said that there are no applications for TRQ for these products pending as on date. Sarangi also rejected a news report stating that the Governme

Nandini milk price up by Rs 2 from June 26, quantity enhanced by 50 ml

The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) on Tuesday announced a hike in milk prices with effect from June 26, but it also said it would be enhancing the quantity of milk in its half and one litre packets by 50 ml. This comes days after the Karnataka government hiked sales tax on fuel, following which petrol prices have gone up by Rs 3 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.5 per litre in the state. "As it is the current harvest season, the storage of milk in all district milk unions is increasing every day and the current storage is close to one crore litres. In this background, the price of each packet is being increased by Rs 2 with an additional 50 ml of milk being given to the consumers only for each half liter (500ML) and one liter (1000ML) packets," KMF said in a statement. Currently, the 500 ml toned milk packet of Nandini costs Rs 22. With this hike, the 550 ml packet will now cost Rs 24. Similarly, the 1000 ml (1 litre) packet was priced at Rs 42 and will now be sold as 1,050 ml at Rs ...

Amul launching four variants of milk in US market within a week: MD Mehta

For the first time, Amul fresh milk will be available outside India, with the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) launching four variants of milk in the US market within a week, to cater to Indian diaspora and Asian population. "We have been exporting dairy products for many decades. This is the first time we are launching fresh milk outside India," GCMMF MD Jayen Mehta told PTI. He said "the GCMMF has tied up with 108-year old cooperative organisation Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) to launch fresh milk in the US market," The milk collection and processing will be done by MMPA, while GCMMF will do marketing and branding of Amul fresh milk. "Recipe will be ours. Within one week, Amul Taaza, Amul Gold, Amul Shakti and Amul Slim n Trim will be available in the US market," he said. Mehta said fresh milk will be available in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Washington, Dallas and Texas among others. GCMMF will target non-resident Indians (NRIs) and the Asia

HP govt plans tax concessions for milk producers, agri schemes in Budget

The Himachal Pradesh government will consider giving tax concessions to milk producers and launch innovative schemes to increase the farmers' income in the upcoming budget, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Sunday. The budget session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly will be held from February 14 to 29. The state budget will be presented on February 17. Interacting with the milk producers of the state here, he said the government was encouraging agriculture as an industry to make the farmers self-reliant. "As agriculture and milk production plays a pivotal role in promoting the rural economy, the state government is coming up with innovative schemes to increase the income of farmers in the upcoming budget, results of which would be visible in next two years", he said in a statement issued here. Fundamental changes were being made in the policies and rules to ensure that money goes directly to the farmers, he noted. The government will also consider giving tax concessio

FSSAI begins milk, milk products' survey in 766 districts, report by Dec

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has started a nationwide surveillance study on milk and milk products this month, in a bid to curb adulteration of such items, an official of the country's apex food regulator said on Monday. The exercise will continue till October, and the regulator is expected to submit its report to the health ministry by December, FSSAI Advisor (Quality Assurance) Satyen K Panda said. "The surveillance survey will cover 766 districts across the country and over 10,000 samples will be collected during the exercise. Two agencies have been engaged for the purpose," he told PTI. Quality Council of India, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the National Dairy Development Board will conduct the survey for FSSAI, Panda said. "The scope for the survey includes milk, khoa, chenna, paneer, ghee, butter, curd, and ice cream. The test parameters are adulterants, normal quality and compositional parameters, contaminants

Indian dairy firm Hatsun Agro's Q1 profit jumps on higher milk demand

Indian milk processing firm Hatsun Agro Product said on Wednesday its quarterly profit surged 54% as a rise in input costs was offset by higher milk prices on the back of strong demand

India on brink of milk crisis, govt pitting one against other: Congress

The Congress claimed on Friday that India is on the brink of a milk crisis and accused the Narendra Modi government of pitting one cooperative against the other for electoral benefits. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh cited a media report on Twitter that claimed that 50 years since the "White Revolution", the world's largest milk-producing nation is falling short of demand and being forced to import. "India is on the brink of a milk crisis which is resulting in high levels of inflation and causing further pain to dairy farmers, who are already struggling with rising prices of fodder. As a result of this crisis which has lingered since the COVID pandemic, the largest milk producer in world is now forced to import milk and milk products from other countries," Ramesh wrote on Twitter. "What is the Modi government doing in the midst of this crisis? Pitting one cooperative against the other in an attempt to benefit their electoral outcomes," the former Union minister alleged.

Milk wars boil over Amul's expansion plans in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

Southern states see threats to the cooperative value chains with GCMMF's attempt to enter the procurement business