Punjab Milkfed procures 453.93 lac Kg milk in December, 2014
Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, February 2, 2015: Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited (Milkfed) has procured 453.93 lac kg of Milk from 6359 societies of the State during the month of December, 2014. Stating...
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Feb 2, 2015 12:30
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Chandigarh, February 2, 2015: Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited (Milkfed) has procured 453.93 lac kg of Milk from 6359 societies of the State during the month of December, 2014.
Stating this here today, a spokesman of Milkfed said that daily average milk procurement of the Milkfed was 1464.3 thousand kg in Punjab. The spokesman further said that Milkfed was also taking care of animals, especially milch animals. As many as 48285 sick animals were treated in Punjab through 561 First Aid Centres and 1763 Veterinary centers of Milkfed.
He said that cattle feed, mineral mixture, lick brick and fodder seed was sold by the Milkfed to the tune of 5630 metric tonnes, 15996 kilograms, 264 and 35 kilograms respectively to the milk producers. The Milkfed has also sold 119.0 metric tonnes of Ghee through Societies in the state, he added.
He said that Punjab Government was committed to continue its efforts for the welfare of dairy farmers, so that they could get better remuneration of their milk, the spokesman added.
