Punjab Milkfed procures 291.37 lac kg milk in September
Author(s): Punjab News Desk @ city air newsChandigarh, November 22, 2014: Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited (Milkfed) has procured 291.37 lac kg of Milk from 6318 societies of the State during the month of September,...
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Nov 22, 2014 12:30
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Chandigarh, November 22, 2014: Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited (Milkfed) has procured 291.37 lac kg of Milk from 6318 societies of the State during the month of September, 2014.
Stating this here today, a spokesman of Milkfed said that daily average milk procurement of the Milkfed was 9 lac 84 thousand kg in Punjab. The spokesman further said that Milkfed was also taking care of animals, especially milch animals. As many as 60627 sick animals were treated in Punjab through 625 First Aid Centres and 1165 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 4516 metric tonnes, 11475 kilograms, 111 and 59232 kilograms respectively to the milk producers. The Milkfed has also sold 53.1 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.
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