Much to the pleasure of dairy farmers, the Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited (APDDCF) has hiked the milk purchase price by 28 per cent. Further, the slab-wise incentive prices have also been raised respectively.
The new purchase price will be implemented with effect from June 16 in all federation milksheds across the State.
The dairy farmers will get Rs 292 per kg fat of buffalo milk in the morning and Rs 297 per kg fat in the evening.
Similarly, they will be paid Rs 105.50 per kg total solid of cow milk in the morning and Rs 106.50 per kg total solid in the evening. With the hike in slab-wise incentive prices, the farmers will get Rs 18.98 per litre against the previous price of Rs 16.90 per litre of buffalo milk with 6.5 per cent fat and nine per cent SNF. They will get Rs 12.66 per litre against the previous price of Rs 11.55 per litre of cow milk with 3.5 per cent fat and 8.5 per cent SNF.
Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries K Parthasaradhi today directed the APDDCF officials to take measures to hike the purchase price immediately.
The decision has been taken to encourage the dairy farmers especially women members of self-help groups to provide feed and fodder during pre-monsoon period. The incentive price for highest slab is now Rs 317 per kg fat equivalent
to Rs 20.60 per litre of buffalo milk and Rs 110.50 per kg total solids for cow milk equivalent to Rs 13.26 per litre.