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Amul was founded on 14 December 1946 as a response to the exploitation of small dairy farmers by traders and agents. At the time, milk prices were arbitrarily determined, giving Polson an effective monopoly in milk collection from Kaira and its subsequent supply to Mumbai. [11] [12]
These purchase prices are set high enough to enable dairy processors to pay farmers at least the support price for the milk they use in manufacturing these products. The 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171, Sec. 1501) mandated a support price of $9.90/ cwt , effective through December 31, 2007, when the program by law was scheduled to expire.
By then India had 81,000 dairy cooperatives, formed with the assistance of NDDB on their "Amul" pattern. In 1998, India became the largest milk producer in the world, when its output surpassed that of the United States. [10] The country remains a major dairy-producing nation. [11]
January’s shop prices eased to 2.9% higher than a year ago, down from 4.3% in December, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index. Cheaper tea and milk help shop price inflation fall to ...
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, visits India and Amul with Harichand Megha Dalaya, in December 1980 . Operation Flood is the programme that led to the "White Revolution." It created a national milk grid linking producers throughout India to consumers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that producers get a major share of the profit by ...
The world's biggest dairy exporter expects to pay between NZ$8.75 and NZ$10.25 ($5.49 and $6.43) per kilogram of milk solid (kgMS) in the 2022-2023 financial year, up from a prior forecast of NZ$8 ...
Amul India: 9.6 12 Savencia Fromage & Dairy France: 6.6 13 Unilever United Kingdom: 6.3 14 Sodiaal France: 5.9 15 Meiji Holdings Japan: 5.9 16 Agropur Canada: 5.8 17 Müller Germany: 5.7 18 DMK Deutsches Milchkontor Germany: 5.2 19 Schreiber Foods United States: 5.1 20 Froneri United Kingdom: 5.0
Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur.He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution.