# Prices slumping, include milk in Rs 35-bn stabilisation fund: Farm Ministry | Economy & Policy News - Business Standard

> India's agriculture ministry asked that milk be added to the Rs 35 billion Price Stabilisation Fund so states and milk unions can buy fresh milk and convert it into skimmed milk powder and ghee. The move follows a sharp fall in procurement prices driven by weak global markets and flush-season oversupply.

- Date: 2018-01-05 · published 2018-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5204-prices-slumping-include-milk-in-rs-35-bn-stabilisation-fund-farm-ministry
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Government-backed purchases would absorb surplus milk and support farmgate prices during the flush season. Most of the central fund has already been spent, which may limit how much buying actually happens.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

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| MILK | 2021-01-14 | [Despite enormous production, government purchases boost milk prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49311-despite-enormous-production-government-purchases-boost-milk-prices.md) | -1.0% | -4.0% |
| MILK | 2017-02-23 | [Farm Bill needs more money, not less - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72472-farm-bill-needs-more-money-not-less-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -6.6% |
| MILK | 2021-01-05 | [Milk Prices Surge After USDA Food-Box Aid Program Extended - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49303-milk-prices-surge-after-usda-food-box-aid-program-extended-bloomberg.md) | +7.3% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/prices-slumping-include-milk-in-rs-35-bn-stabilisation-fund-farm-ministry-118010500984_1.html

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