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Tamil Nadu milk procurement rises after price increase
Tamil Nadu's dairy minister says a three-rupee price hike has boosted milk collection across the state's cooperative unions.
In brief
Tamil Nadu's dairy minister says a three-rupee price hike has boosted milk collection across the state's cooperative unions. Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Minister C. Vijayalakshmi said a three rupee increase in milk procurement prices has raised collection volumes across cooperative unions in the state. Originally…
Price rise boosts milk collection
Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Minister C. Vijayalakshmi said on Thursday, October 15, 2026, that higher procurement prices have increased milk collection by cooperative unions across the state.
Chief Minister announces three rupee increase
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay recently announced an increase of three rupees in the procurement price of milk from primary milk producers' cooperative societies. The new price is forty four rupees a litre.
Tiruchi Aavin collection rises sharply
Before the price revision, Tiruchi Aavin milk procurement was around one point seven five lakh litres. It has since risen to one point nine zero lakh litres, Minister Vijayalakshmi said.
Further growth expected next month
With the price increase, average milk procurement by cooperative unions is rising steadily. It is expected that milk procurement will reach three point five lakh litres by next month.
New ice cream plant inaugurated
Minister Vijayalakshmi inspected a newly inaugurated ice cream plant at Kottapattu built at an estimate of twenty one point five seven crore rupees under the Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund.
Plant capacity and production range
The Kottapattu plant has a capacity to produce six thousand litres of ice cream daily. It is also capable of producing ten thousand litres of curd, lassi and other products.
Review meeting held at Collectorate
Minister Vijayalakshmi held a review meeting at the Collectorate on the functioning of cooperative milk societies, milk procurement, production of dairy products and sales. Collector Pratik Tayal and Tiruchi Aavin general manager Sundara Vadivel attended.
The main idea
Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Minister C. Vijayalakshmi said a three rupee increase in milk procurement prices has raised collection volumes across cooperative unions in the state.
