Covid-19 has triggered a war among milk producer-farmers and cooperatives in Maharashtra. As cooperatives have slashed obtain level for the milk procurement, farmers have demanded the State’s intervention.
Farmers complain that out of the one.19 crore litres of milk manufactured every day in the State, about 47 lakh litres remain unsold. A short while ago, many farmers’ organisations held agitations but in vain. As milk politics simmers to a boil in the State, farmers still await concrete assurance from the authorities.
Previously, 86 lakh litres of milk are marketed in pouches every single working day, but with lockdowns in pressure and compact lodges and places to eat closed, this provide has come down to 67 lakh litres per working day. The State authorities is paying for 5 lakh litres milk to help farmers, but there is still an excess of 47 lakh litres.
Maharashtra has about forty six lakh milk producer-farmers. Milk dairies which earlier ordered milk at ₹33-34 per litre, have decreased the procurement price to ₹18-19 per litre right after the Covid-19 outbreak. The State authorities has fixed the creation charge of buffalo milk to ₹37.50.
A cow-milk producer farmer spends about ₹27-28 to deliver one litre of milk, which he now sells at at ₹16-seventeen per litre publish the frequent lockdowns since March.
Shetkari Sanghatana President Anil Ghanwat stated that farmers are not even equipped to recover creation fees for buffalo and cow milk. He alleged that politicos controlling milk cooperatives are unwilling to help farmers in the hour of disaster.
Former MP and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader Raju Shetti stated that the authorities need to not check the tolerance of farmers and take quick steps to address the considerations.