BHUBANESWAR: Omfed milk would be dearer by Rs 2 a litre from February 1. Pasteurised milk will cost Rs 11, up from Rs 10 per 500 ml, and skimmed milk will go up from Rs 8.50 to Rs 9.

THE Planning Commission has said that the government needs to work towards increasing the rate of growth of livestock production, which has not been

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Vadodara: If you are already bearing the brunt of increasing commodity prices, there is more bad news for you as prices of milk are also set to soar in near future.

A Murrah buffalo at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) here has yielded a record 23.3 kg milk in a single day.

"The rare feat was achieved on the 56th day of the second lactation of the buffalo, born at the institute using superior germplasm," said NDRI director Dr AK Srivastava.

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Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar (HKB), the rural retail arm of DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd (DSCL), has entered the milk procurement business in Uttar Pradesh and is looking to expand to Rajasthan next month. The milk is being supplied to dairy units and is being mainly used to produce milk powder.

Ludhiana:

Amidst reports of synthetic milk being supplied in the open market, the state government has asked various cooperative milk federations to pull up their socks or get ready to face action.

There is a shortfall of around 60,000 litre milk everyday. Kanpur is bearing the brunt with a daily shortfall of 20,000 litres.