Punjab Milkfed procures 497.08 lac kg milk in February
Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, April 1, 2015: Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited (Milkfed) has procured 497.08 lac kg of Milk from 6417 societies of the State during the month of February, 2015. Stating this...
Chandigarh, April 1, 2015: Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited (Milkfed) has procured 497.08 lac kg of Milk from 6417 societies of the State during the month of February, 2015.
Stating this here today, a spokesman of Milkfed said that daily average milk procurement of the Milkfed was 1775.3 thousand kg in Punjab. The spokesman further said that Milkfed was also taking care of animals, especially milch animals. As many as 24931 sick animals were treated in Punjab through 561 First Aid Centres and 1763 Veterinary centers of Milkfed.
He said that cattle feed, mineral mixture and lick brick was sold by the Milkfed to the tune of 5267 metric tonnes, 9637 kilograms and 1286 respectively to the milk producers. The Milkfed has also sold 69.4 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.