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Milk shortage was created and no crisis anywhere: Parshottam Rupala

Briefing the media on the Modi government's achievements during the last nine years, Rupala said the sector is likely to grow at 7 per cent in 2023-24 against over 6 per cent in 2022-23

Tomato prices at Mother Dairy's Safal stores doubled to nearly Rs 80 per kg

Tomato prices at Mother Dairy's Safal stores have doubled to nearly Rs 80 per kg in the last one week as supplies have been affected due to rains in key producing states. The best quality tomatoes at Mother Dairy's Safal retail store are being sold at Rs 78 per kg on Tuesday. Some varieties are available at lower rates also. There are more than 300 Safal stores in the Delhi-NCR market. "With the onset of monsoon, the tomato crop is currently going through a seasonal transition. Rainfall in areas such as Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have impacted the crop and also restricted its supply, resulting in a demand-supply gap," Mother Dairy spokesperson said. Agritech startup Otipy, which markets fresh fruits and vegetables through a mobile app, is selling tomatoes at Rs 86 per kg. Tomatoes are available at Rs 80-85 per kg on e-commerce platform Big Basket. Vegetable vendors in the national capital are selling tomatoes between Rs 80-120 per kg, depending on the location and quality. "

Milk prices risen, but no supply shortage of dairy products: Rupala

The government on Tuesday asserted that there is no shortage of milk and other dairy products in the country, although milk prices have risen in recent months. Animal Husbandry, Fishery and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala, while briefing media on the Modi government's achievements in the last nine years, said the sector is likely to grow at 7 per cent in 2023-23 fiscal against over 6 per cent in 2022-23. "I will definitely admit that there has been an increase in milk prices...Government is trying its best to address the problem by increasing milk production and availability," he said. Leading milk suppliers like Amul and Mother Dairy have hiked prices of milk multiple times in the last one year, citing increasing procurement costs of milk from farmers. For instance, Mother Dairy has increased milk prices by Rs 10 per litre between March and December 2022. Stressing that there is no shortage of milk and milk products in the country, Rupala said that recently, there were reports

Mother Dairy reduces MRP of Dhara edible oil by Rs 10 per litre

Mother Dairy, which is a leading milk supplier in Delhi-NCR, on Thursday said it has reduced the maximum retail price (MRP) of its Dhara edible oils by Rs 10 per litre and the stocks with new rates will be available in the market from next week. The reduction in the MRP is in line with fall in prices of edible oils in the global market, the company said. "The maximum retail price (MRP) of all variants of Dhara edible oils is being reduced by Rs 10 per litre on account of the continued decline in edible oil prices internationally and better availability of domestic crops such as mustard," a company spokesperson said. The revised MRP stocks are slated to hit the market within a week, the spokesperson added. The new rate of Dhara refined Soyabean Oil will be Rs 140 per litre. Dhara Refined Ricebran Oil MRP has been cut to Rs 160 per litre. The new MRP of Dhara Refined Vegetable Oil will now be Rs 200 per litre. Dhara Kachi Ghani Mustard Oil will be available at Rs 160 per litre MRP

Mother Dairy to invest Rs 400 cr to set up unit in Nagpur: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said Mother Dairy will invest Rs 400 crore in Nagpur in a project for which the government will give 10 hectares of land. Speaking to reporters to highlight achievements in nine years of the Narendra Modi government, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Nagpur Lok Sabha MP said dairy products from the proposed unit will be supplied across the country. "The company is going to procure 30 lakh litres of milk daily from farmers. It will benefit farmers of Nagpur and other districts of Vidarbha," he said. Mother Dairy is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and was commissioned in 1974 as part of Operation Flood. Queried on employment generation in the region, Gadkari said 68,000 persons had got jobs in MIHAN, which is home to several firms, adding employment had risen in the government as well as private sectors.

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Mother Dairy cuts MRP of Dhara cooking oils by Rs 15-20 per litre

Mother Dairy has cut maximum retail prices (MRP) of its edible oils, sold under Dhara brand, by Rs 15-20 per litre with immediate effect in line with the reduction in global prices. The stock with revised MRP is expected to hit the market next week. The reduction comes following the food ministry's direction to edible oil industry body SEA regarding the need for downward revision of the MRP of cooking oils. "The MRP of Dhara edible oils are being reduced by Rs 15-20 per litre across variants with immediate effect. This reduction is largely being done in variants such as soyabean oil, ricebran oil, sunflower oil and groundnut oil, on account of reduced impact of international markets and ease in availability of domestic crop," Mother Dairy spokesperson said. The MRP of Dhara refined soyabean oil (1 litre poly pack) has been reduced to Rs 150 from Rs 170, while the MRP of Dhara refined rice bran oil will now be Rs 170 per litre as against Rs 190 per litre earlier. The company has .

Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable launches over 15 products for summer 2023

Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd on Tuesday said it has launched more than 15 new products for the summer season this year. The new product line-up for this year includes a ready-to-consume custard, two cold coffees and more than 10 ice cream variants. In addition, the company has enriched its Nutrifit curd offering with Vitamins A & D, Mother Dairy said in a statement. The newly introduced range will be available across major markets of the company through both traditional and new-age distribution channels. Manish Bandlish, Managing Director of Mother Dairy, said, "Given the diversity and evolution being witnessed in the needs and preferences of our consumers, we have embarked upon a journey to tap into new product spaces and categories." In the next three years, he said the company aims to introduce more than 100 new products in order to reaffirm its position as one of the leading and consumer-centric dairy players in the industry. Mother Dairy is one of the leading milk

High milk prices likely to continue till October: Mother Dairy MD

For the next six months, we will have a portfolio of various categories, says Manish Bandlish

Milk prices increased due to rise in fodder cost: Union minister Balyan

Milk prices in the country have risen due to increase in the feed and fodder cost, Union Minister Sanjeev Kumar Balyan said in Rajya Sabha on Friday. Balyan, who is Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said dairy companies pass on 75 per cent of the retail price to farmers. There is a need to balance between farmers and consumers. Farmers need to get higher returns on milk for them to take up dairy farming, he said. In the recent time, there has been increase in the prices of feed and fodder due to which prices of milk have gone up. If fodder rates come down, automatically milk prices will also decline, the minister added. Replying to another supplementary question, Balyan said three private firms are conducting trial of a vaccine developed by Hisar-based ICAR institute for the control of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in cattle. "The trial is underway. I am hopeful after the trial, the vaccine will be commercialised soon," he added. Milk prices have been hike

Mother Dairy to hike milk prices by Rs 2/litre in NCR from Tuesday

Mother Dairy has decided to hike milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR market with effect from Tuesday, citing rise in input costs. This is the fifth round of hike in milk prices this year by Mother Dairy, one of the leading milk suppliers in Delhi-NCR with volumes of more than 30 lakh litres per day. Mother Dairy has increased the prices of full-cream milk by Rs 2 to Rs 66 per litre, while toned milk rate has been revised to Rs 53 per litre from Rs 51 per litre. Double-toned milk rate has been increased to Rs 47 per litre from Rs 45 per litre. Mother Dairy has decided not to raise prices of cow milk and token (bulk vended) milk variants. The hike in milk prices will hit household budgets. Mother Dairy attributed the hike in prices to increase in the company's procurement cost of raw milk from dairy farmers. "It is an unprecedented year for the dairy industry. We have been witnessing a significant increase in demand of milk and milk products from both consumers and institut

Mother Dairy hikes full-cream milk price, token milk in Delhi-NCR

Mother Dairy has decided to hike prices of full-cream milk by Re 1 per litre and token milk by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR market with effect from Monday, citing rise in input cost. This is the fourth round of hike in milk prices this year by Mother Dairy, one of the leading milk suppliers in Delhi-NCR with volumes of more than 30 lakh litres per day. Mother Dairy has increased the prices of full-cream milk by Re 1 to Rs 64 per litre, a company spokesperson said. However, the company has not revised the prices of full-cream milk sold in 500 ml packs. Token milk (bulk vended milk) will be sold at Rs 50 per litre from Monday as against Rs 48 per litre now. The hike in milk prices will hit household budgets at a time when food inflation is already at a high level. Mother Dairy attributed the hike in prices to increase in its procurement cost of raw milk from dairy farmers. "This year, the entire dairy industry is witnessing a huge gap in the demand and supply of milk," the spokespe

Amul, Mother Dairy hike prices of certain milk variants by Rs 2 per litre

Leading milk suppliers Amul and Mother Dairy have increased prices of full cream milk by Rs 2 per litre citing a rise in input costs. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk under the Amul brand, has hiked the prices of Amul Gold (full cream) and buffalo milk by Rs 2 per litre each across all markets except for Gujarat. Following Amul's decision, Mother Dairy also announced an increase in prices of full-cream milk and cow milk by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR and some other markets in North India with effect from October 16. Mother Dairy's full-cream price has been revised to Rs 63 per litre from Rs 61 per litre while cow milk rate has been hiked to Rs 55 per litre from Rs 53 per litre. This is the third hike by both the leading players this year -- a move that will impact household budget. Rates were raised by Rs 2 per litre for all variants in March and August as well. Dairy firms have attributed the rise in milk prices to an increase in their ...

Mother Dairy raises milk prices by Rs 2 per litre on select variants

After Amul, another dairy major Mother Dairy has raised its milk prices by Rs 2 per litre on full cream and cow milk variants with effect from Sunday (October 16).

Mother Dairy expecting 20% revenue growth in FY23 to Rs 15,000 cr

Delhi-NCR's leading milk supplier Mother Dairy is expecting 20 per cent growth in turnover this fiscal year to about Rs 15,000 crore on better demand for products, its MD Manish Bandlish said. The turnover of Mother Dairy, which also sells edible oils and fruits & vegetables, stood at Rs 12,500 crore in last fiscal year. "We are expecting 20 per cent growth this fiscal year in our turnover to reach around Rs 15,000 crore," Mother Dairy Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd MD Manish Bandlish told PTI on the sidelines of IDF-World Dairy Summit held last week at Greater Noida. He said growth would be driven by both increase in volumes and values of its various dairy products. "We are witnessing strong demand for all our milk and other dairy products. Ice cream sales have grown significantly during summer," Bandlish noted. Ice cream sales were adversely affected during summers of 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic-induced lockdowns. Last month, Mother Dairy increased milk prices by Rs 2

Amul, Mother Diary hike milk prices by Rs 2 due to rise in procurement cost

The hike -- which comes days before Janmashtami celebrations and months ahead of the flush season when milk supplies usually rise -- may impact household budgets

Mother Dairy to hike milk prices by Rs 2 per litre from Wednesday

Mother Dairy has decided to increase milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in the Delhi-NCR with effect from Wednesday due to rise in its procurement and other input costs

Mother Dairy cuts prices of soyabean, rice bran oils by up to Rs 15/litre

Mother Dairy, which is one of the leading milk suppliers in Delhi-NCR, sells edible oils under the Dhara brand

Edible oil prices ease; major brands cut MRP by Rs 10-15/litre: Govt

As per govt data, average retail prices of packaged edible oils have ease slightly, except for groundnut oil, across country since beginning of this month and are ruling between Rs 150 and 190 per kg.

Mother Dairy to hike milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi-NCR from Sunday

Mother Dairy will increase milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR with effect from Sunday due to rise in procurement costs. The announcement comes within days after Amul and Parag Milk Foods increased prices by Rs 2 per litre each. "In view of the rising procurement prices (amount paid to farmers), fuel costs and costs of packaging material, Mother Dairy is compelled to raise its liquid milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi NCR with effect from March 6, 2022," the company said on Saturday. Full cream milk will cost Rs 59 per litre from Sunday, up from Rs 57 per litre on Saturday. Prices of toned milk will increase to Rs 49, while double toned milk will rise to Rs 43 per litre. Cow milk prices have been hiked to Rs 51 per litre from Rs 49 per litre. Bulk vended milk (token milk) price has been raised to Rs 46 from Rs 44 per litre. It has also raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Markets beyond these select regions will be revise