Cow & Dairy News

GDT 412: Fats fall as Cheddar rebounds sharply

GDT 412: Fats fall as Cheddar rebounds sharply The Global Dairy Trade Event 412 held on 15 September 2026 has interrupted the four-auction recovery seen since July, with the GDT Price Index declining 1.1%. The fall, however, should not be read as a uniform weakening of the global dairy market. Once again, individual commodities moved...

Livestock feed makers see rising competition for maize from ethanol producers

Want Goverment to secure supplies for feed sector as maize is single source of feedstock, says CLFMA Chairman Divya Kumar Gulati

Milky Mist Doubles Down on Value-Added Dairy

Milky Mist Dairy Food is planning ₹400–500 crore in capital expenditure over the next 24–30 months as it expands capacity, enters new markets and builds a pan-India presence—while keeping its focus firmly on dairy. The company closed FY26 with ₹3,138 crore in revenue, up 34% year-on-year, and ₹127 crore in net profit, up 176%. CEO...

Rabobank Sees Support for Global Dairy Prices

Global dairy markets may be moving into a period where supply constraints provide stronger support for commodity prices, according to Rabobank’s latest Global Dairy Quarterly analysis. The bank expects slowing milk-production growth across major exporting regions to become an increasingly important market factor. Global Milk Supply Growth Expected to Slow Milk production across the major...

Kerala Seeks More Milk Supply from Karnataka

Kerala has sought Karnataka’s intervention to restore milk supplies from the neighbouring state, as a decline in availability has created concerns for Kerala’s dairy sector. Kerala Dairy Development Minister Bindu Krishna submitted a memorandum to Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in Bengaluru, seeking measures to increase milk supplies to Kerala. Kerala has been depending significantly...

LactaAI Brings Industrial AI to Dairy Processing

Findability Sciences is bringing industrial artificial intelligence into dairy processing with the launch of LactaAI, a platform designed to help dairy and whey processing plants turn operational data into real-time decision intelligence. The platform is scheduled to be commercially available in September 2026. LactaAI is designed to connect data from process operations, laboratories and maintenance...

Madhya Pradesh Milk Data Sparks Dairy Policy Debate

Madhya Pradesh’s reported milk production figures have come under scrutiny as the state pushes ahead with its “White Revolution 2.0” programme. The debate centres on the gap between the state’s reported milk output and the volume of milk entering the organised cooperative network. The Madhya Pradesh government’s policy framework aims to double the state’s milk...

India’s Pesticide Sector Moves to Digital Compliance

India’s transition to digital-only pesticide licensing and compliance has implications beyond agricultural input businesses. For the dairy industry, the development highlights the importance of traceability, responsible chemical use and feed-safety management across the agricultural supply chain. India’s pesticide industry has entered a new phase of regulatory compliance, with digital licensing and record-keeping requirements coming into...

Fake Paneer, Ghee Under Scanner in Haryana

Haryana has intensified its crackdown on food adulteration, with 265 convictions recorded in just five months, putting products such as fake paneer and ghee under increased regulatory scrutiny. The enforcement drive highlights growing action against businesses involved in food-safety violations. The latest action is significant for the dairy sector because paneer and ghee are among...

Amul Plans ₹500 Crore Dairy Expansion in Telangana, Andhra

Amul is planning a ₹500 crore expansion in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, signalling a major push to strengthen its presence across the two southern states. The proposed investment is aimed at expanding dairy operations and building a stronger milk procurement and distribution network. The expansion is expected to cover the complete dairy value chain, with...

Telangana Moves to Strengthen Vijaya Dairy

The Telangana government is taking steps to strengthen Vijaya Dairy and improve the welfare of dairy farmers, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister Vakiti Srihari said in the Legislative Council. The Minister said the recent decline in milk procurement was temporary and was mainly linked to the prolonged lean season. Vijaya Dairy’s average daily...

Karnataka Proposes Fodder Mini-Kits for Dairy Farmers

Karnataka’s Animal Husbandry Department has proposed distributing fodder seed mini-kits to dairy farmers to address the emerging fodder shortage and strengthen green-fodder availability for livestock. The move comes as fodder availability remains a key concern for dairy farmers, particularly during periods of inadequate rainfall and reduced crop residue. Karnataka has previously used fodder seed mini-kits...

Amul Dairy’s Turnover Crosses ₹15,114 Crore

Amul Dairy achieved a major financial milestone in 2025–26, with its turnover surpassing ₹15,114 crore. The performance highlights the cooperative’s continued growth and strong position in India’s dairy industry. The rise in turnover reflects sustained demand for Amul’s wide range of dairy products, supported by its extensive procurement, processing and distribution network. The cooperative’s performance...

Vijaya Dairy Price Hike Triggers CPM Protest

The CPI(M) staged a dharna at the Vijaya Dairy milk factory in Vijayawada, opposing the Krishna District Milk Union’s decision to increase milk prices by ₹2 per litre from September 14, coinciding with Vinayaka Chavithi. Party leaders Ch. Babu Rao and Boi Satyababu led the protest, during which workers raised slogans and briefly stopped milk...

Can AMF Take India Global?

India’s dairy sector is exploring Anhydrous Milk Fat (AMF) as a potential high-value export opportunity. Despite producing nearly 248 million tonnes of milk in 2024–25, India exports less than 1% of its total milk output, highlighting the gap between production scale and global market participation. AMF is a highly refined dairy ingredient containing more than...

Donkey Milk Cosmetics Open New Market in Brazil

Brazil’s semi-arid Northeast, home to the country’s largest concentration of donkeys, is being highlighted as a potential hub for higher-value donkey milk products, particularly cosmetics. The opportunity is gaining attention as businesses in Europe and Chile develop creams, soaps, shampoos and conditioners using donkey milk, creating new possibilities for diversification within the region’s donkey production...

Dairy Cannot Be Made the Villain of India’s Food Safety Story

By Kuldeep Sharma | Dairynews7x7 I have no sympathy for anyone who deliberately adulterates food, cheats consumers or compromises public health. Food safety must never be compromised. But I am increasingly concerned about the way milk and dairy are being portrayed in India’s food-safety narrative. Somewhere between the laboratory report, the enforcement action and the...

India’s dairy export opportunity: Can AMF take India global?

Geography becomes strategy: defend the Gulf, win Bangladesh and South Asia, selectively build South-East Asian and African positions, while treat China a long-horizon capability play

NDRI, G B Pant University produce first Badri cattle calf using IVF technology

The team is also working on cloning high-yielding Badri cows and plans to transfer both IVF- and cloning-derived embryos into a range of surrogate cows in the next phase of the project

Sahiwal cow gives birth to Badri calf via IVF in Uttarakhand

Japan, Korea Dairy Trends Shift to Health and Nutrition

Dairy markets in Japan and South Korea are increasingly being shaped by gut health, immunity, clean labels and nutrition, as brands look for ways to overcome relatively limited dairy consumption and consumer concerns around lactose intolerance. Innova Market Insights notes that dairy has less of a traditional role in both countries, with consumption often centred...

Telangana Bans Analogue Paneer for One Year

The Telangana government has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, processing, packing, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of non-dairy, artificial or analogue paneer across the State, citing public health concerns. The prohibition, issued by the Commissioner of Food Safety under Section 30(2)(a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, took effect from September...

India’s Protein Demand Set to Triple by 2070

India’s annual per-capita protein consumption is projected to more than triple from 9.5 kg in 2025 to 30 kg by 2070, with dairy expected to provide most of the additional animal protein. Protein obtained from milk is forecast to rise from less than 5 million tonnes to 13.3 million tonnes, while annual per-person milk-protein consumption...

Milky Mist Stock Hits Record High on Expansion

Milky Mist Dairy Food shares surged 5% to a record ₹292.77 on September 11, 2026, after the company commissioned a new Skyr and Greek yoghurt manufacturing facility at its integrated Perundurai plant in Tamil Nadu. The facility, involving an investment of around ₹40 crore, is designed to tap rising demand for premium and health-focused dairy...

Provilac Raises $14M to Scale High-Protein Dairy

Pune-based Provilac has raised US$14 million from Singapore-headquartered Panthera Growth Partners in its first institutional funding round, with the capital earmarked for expanding manufacturing capacity, accelerating innovation across its high-protein dairy portfolio and entering new markets, including Bengaluru. Built as a bootstrapped business for more than a decade, Provilac operates an integrated fresh-dairy model designed...

Telangana bans analogue paneer being sold as ‘paneer’

The Telangana food safety authority has imposed a one-year prohibition, citing concerns over the sale of non-dairy paneer as genuine paneer

Milky Mist Commissions ₹40-Cr Yogurt Plant

Milky Mist Dairy Food has commissioned a new Skyr and Greek yoghurt manufacturing facility at its integrated plant in Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, with an investment of around ₹40 crore, expanding its premium and high-protein dairy portfolio. The facility strengthens the company’s manufacturing capabilities in yoghurt while adding products aimed at the growing demand for differentiated,...

1,550 Dairy Packets Destroyed at Jaipur Dark Store

Food safety officials destroyed around 1,550 packets of dairy products, 100 kg of damaged food items and 7 kg of expired products during an inspection of a Zepto dark store in Jagatpura, Jaipur, on September 10. The action was carried out under Rajasthan’s “Shuddh Aahar, Milawat Par Waar” campaign, after officials found shortcomings in storage...