LivestockThe fisheries and livestock ministry told a parliamentary committee that a kilo of beef costs Tk 587.50 to produce and an egg Tk 10.81, and the committee asked for checks on how far market prices exceed those costs.
In Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, about 450 people in two villages were given rabies vaccine as a precaution after eating food made with milk from a cow that died after a suspected dog bite; the deputy chief medical officer says boiling milk destroys the virus.
Daily lifeAccording to India's food safety regulator FSSAI, shaking milk and watching how long the foam lasts can suggest whether detergent has been added, but the test cannot show whether milk is pure or adulterated.
Chandipur in Dumuria upazila of Khulna and neighbouring Jeyala in Tala upazila of Satkhira keep about 2,100 cows between 200 households and produce an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 litres of milk a day. With no cold storage, no easy bank credit and no paved road, farmers are often forced to sell at a lo
Milk Vita's one-litre pack went from Tk 100 to Tk 110 last month and Farm Fresh, Aarong and Pran Dairy now sell at Tk 110-115; chairman S M Amir Hamza Shatil says packaging, gas and transport costs had pushed the cooperative into loss, and the farm-gate price was raised Tk 3 a litre; retailers repor
Tauhidul Islam Tushar of Bheramara started with a single heifer in 2005 and now runs Taufiq Dairy and Food Products, producing 100-120 litres of milk a day and selling 40-80 litres of matha across local markets.
Milk output has risen from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to an estimated 248 million in 2024-25 and per-head availability to 471 g a day, but the growth is now in value-added lines, Mother Dairy's curd, paneer, cheese and ice cream volumes up 30% in April-June, Amul the first Indian FMCG brand pa
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution has ordered 10 products, including Bombay Sweets spice mixes and Baghabari ghee, withdrawn after they failed laboratory tests against the Bangladesh Standard.
A senior columnist argues that the plastic Bangladeshis discard in rivers, drains and rubbish heaps can return to their plates as microplastics in fish and milk, making plastic a food-safety issue.
Milk Vita has raised the price of its milk by Tk 10 a litre from 5 August, citing higher costs of raw milk, fuel and inputs.
A glass of milk on an empty stomach suits many people but can cause discomfort for those with lactose intolerance or blood-sugar problems.
LivestockUSDA's Economic Research Service reported on 2 April 2026 that US fluid milk sales fell 22 percent, from about 55,433 million pounds in 2009 to 43,179 million pounds in 2024, while whole milk's share recovered from a 2012 low of 26 percent to 39 percent.
CookingDays before Eid ul-Fitr in March 2026, Jagonews24 published a home recipe for dudh semai: vermicelli lightly fried in ghee, simmered in a litre of milk boiled with sugar, cardamom and cinnamon, and finished with nuts and raisins.
