Summary:
While Maharashtra's daily milk production is 2.8 crore litre, the marketable surplus (milk sold) is 1.40 crore litre. The government milk schemes, which collect around 1.5 lakh litre daily, paid farmers Rs 27 per litre. "We are seeking that like in Karnataka, the government must pay dairy farmers a direct per litre subsidy," he added. Cost of production for dairy farmersRs 35 per litreProcurement pricesRs 19 to Rs 33Daily milk production2.8 crore litreMilk sold1.40 crore litreMumbai’s demand55 lakh litre Around 7.5 lakh of the daily 11 lakh milk sold by Gokul is sent to Mumbai, said Ghanekar, adding farmers got around Rs 29 per litre of cow milk and Rs 46 for buffalo milk..