India, Oct. 29 -- Aavin revised prices across several dairy products from 28 October, citing higher costs, while regular liquid milk prices remained unchanged. The cooperative has stated that more than 90% of the additional revenue would support milk producers' welfare.
The development captures a difficult balancing act. Farmers need remunerative returns, consumers need affordable nutrition, and cooperatives need sufficient resources to maintain procurement, processing and distribution.
The Dairy Times believes that this balance becomes easier to defend when the flow of money is transparent. Consumers are entitled to understand the reasons for a revision, while farmers should be able to identify the benefits reaching them.
The commitment...