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Dairy farmers person urged the caller authorities to summation the selling terms of Aavin beverage and walk connected the hike to them arsenic procurement price. This follows the caller determination by Amul and Mother Dairy to summation beverage prices by ₹2 per litre.
Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association wide caput M.G. Rajendran said the TVK, successful its predetermination manifesto, had promised ₹44 per litre of milk, which is much than what we are fixed now.
"We don't privation to load the consumers astatine 1 go. The summation tin beryllium done gradually, aft the complaint is fixed based connected recommendations by a committee of experts. A due summation successful procurement prices would assistance bring successful much farmers to the Aavin folder, and thereby, much beverage to the Federation," helium said.
Another dairy farmer, R. Kathiravan, said the TVK manifesto besides promises escaped cattle, security sum for cattle, and timely veterinary services. They should besides promote autochthonal breeds and A2 beverage varieties. "Amul, which is the oldest cooperative now, procures much than 2 crore litres of beverage a day. They person diversified into galore products. Aavin excessively needs to diversify its milk-based products portfolio that volition bring much profit," helium said.
The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Association based retired of Chengalpattu territory and covering the bluish districts urged the authorities to discontinue the subsidy of ₹3 being provided for beverage to the consumers.
"Nobody asked for specified a reduction. The DMK took it upon itself to trim the merchantability price. K. Mohammed Ali, elder vice president, of the Association said that the authorities should summation beverage prices by ₹10 per litre. "Aavin should beryllium treated connected a par with backstage brands. Like farmers are being provided with escaped electricity, dairy farmers should beryllium fixed escaped provender and fodder for cattle. It should beryllium included successful the State budget," helium said.
A dairy manufacture adept said that Aavin's absorption should beryllium connected milk-based products and to summation beverage production. "At the infinitesimal they are procuring beverage pulverization and food from extracurricular to negociate supplies. They should besides guarantee that instrumentality similar continuous food shaper and the 1 to marque dairy whitner are retired to use. Aavin has the capableness to process 50 lakh litres of beverage a time but it procures lone 32 lakh litres a day. The remaining sits idly," helium pointed out.
