Milk procurement cost for co-operative and private dairy plants in Tamil Nadu - A comparison

The triumph of dairy industry is extremely influenced by operations, viz., procurement of milk, processing and distribution of milk and its products. Among these three components, milk procurement is the edifice of the dairy industry on which economic efficiency of dairy industry lies. Efficiency of milk procurement is heavily dependent on the operational efficiency, viz., milk collection, transportation, chilling and reception of milk. Oct-Dec 2007