As heat subsides, Aavin daily milk procurement back to 32 lakh litres

AAVIN'S dairy milk procurement, which dropped to less than 27 lakh litres a day in February, has rebounded to 31.6 lakh litres since the first week of June.

During April and May, procurement fell sharply by 5 lakh litres a day due to the heat wave.

Despite demands from dairy farmers for higher milk procurement prices, Aavin has managed to increase procurement to 31.6 lakh litres per day across its 27 district milk unions through concerted efforts. The efforts included, provision of 85% subsidy on insurance premiums for cattle owned by members of its primary milk producers union. Furthermore, Aavin has increased subsidies on cattle feed and mineral mixture sales to dairy farmers, aiming to reduce milk production costs.