Bangkok: The Dairy and Milk Products Committee prepares to adjust the average price for selling school milk. After the average price for purchasing raw milk increased As for the evaluation results, production costs for the 3rd quarter of 2023 increased by 3.12 percent compared to the 2nd quarter of 2023. Mr. Aphai Suthisang, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chaired the meeting of the Dairy and Milk Products Committee (Milk Board) No. 2/2024, with representatives from agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives participating, including the Department of Livestock Development, the Department of Cooperative Promotion. Office of Agricultural Economics National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Dairy Farming Promotion Organization of Thailand (DPO) as well as representatives from related agencies and qualified directors The meeting urged relevant agencies to expedite the process of adjusting the median price for selling dairy products. S chool Supplementary Food (Milk) Project, as the average price for purchasing raw milk has now been adjusted. As well as acknowledging the progress of the (draft) project to help dairy farmers under the crisis of expensive animal feed. It was deemed appropriate that there should be a review of the details of the main activities. and sub-activities under the project and added to make it more complete. and assigned the subcommittee to drive the strategy for developing dairy cattle and milk products Modify the project according to the Milkboard's suggestions and present it at the next meeting. The meeting also acknowledged The cost of cow milk production in the 3rd quarter of 2023, averaged for all farm sizes, was 18.50 baht per kilogram, compared to the second quarter, increased by 3.12 percent. As for the management costs of raw milk collection centers as of June 2023, the average for all center sizes was 1.71 baht per kilogram. Decreased from December 2022 by 4.47 percent Source: Thai News Agency