Dairy farmers start feeling the pinch of dwindling buffalo meat exports

The average size of a buffalo brought for slaughter is 100-450 kg. Buffalo suppliers have also reduced their purchase from dairy owners as they are incurring a loss in their business

It has been a testing time for dairy farmers, particularly in north India.

Just when liquid milk prices were showing signs of stabilising after remaining subdued for the past few years, the dry buffalo rate, or the sale price of a buffalo that has stopped giving milk and is ready for slaughter, has dropped sharply.

According to trade sources, dry buffalo prices in North India are hovering at Rs 140 a kg, down 20 per cent from Rs 170-180 a kg a year ago.

The size of a buffalo bought for slaughter ranges between 100 kg and 450 kg.

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