Verka milk supply to remain suspended in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali
Chandigarh, May 21: The supply of fresh Verka milk will remain suspended in Chandigarh, Punjab's Mohali district and Haryana's Panchkula on the evening of May 21 and morning of May 22.
Notably, dairy farmers of Punjab are staging a protest outside Mohali Verka milk plant. They are demanding a hike in milk prices.
"The increasing inflation has forced many dairy farmers to sell their cattle. Many of us are facing huge losses," said a protester.
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Earlier, Daljit Singh Sadarpura, president of the Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA), said they had warned the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government t of launching a campaign against the government if it did not meet its genuine demands.
Sadarpura said, "After agriculture, dairy farming is the second largest source of livelihood for farmers in Punjab. The state today ranks first in commercial dairy farming in the country. Punjab has the highest number of dairy farmers in the country."
"Today every dairy farmer is going through economic crisis, whether he is a big or small producer of milk. In the last two years, we have not raised any issue on the rise in milk prices due to the epidemic as we know that everyone, including dairy farmers, is going through a crisis," he added.
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Meanwhile, amid continuous hike in the purchase price of raw cattle feed ingredients, fodder and other milk production overhead costs, Milkfed Punjab has decided to increase its milk procurement price being paid to farmers by Rs 20 per kg fat from May 21.
-PTC News
