Disappointed dairy farmers threaten to stop milk supply to Aavin from August 24

The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers' Welfare Association has announced that its members will cease supplying milk to the cooperative milk societies starting August 24 unless the government raises the procurement price to ₹44 per litre. Association president R. Rajendran expressed disappointment over the "meagre increase" in the procurement price, which remains unchanged since 2022.

He noted that rising costs of cattle feed and other inputs have eroded the profitability of dairy farmers. The private milk dairies are currently offering a better price than Aavin. The Tamil Nadu Farmers Union (TVK) had promised during its election manifesto to raise the milk procurement price to ₹44 a litre. The association's president demanded the government to implement their promise, stating that the reduction in retail price by ₹3 a litre in 2021 had adversely impacted the revenue of milk cooperative societies.