Amul breaks ground on ₹700 cr Bengal plant, billed world's largest curd facility
Amul is investing ₹700 crore in a Howrah dairy plant designed to process 30 lakh litres of milk and 1,000 MT of curd daily — a shift from third-party processing to owned assets. The project touches 1.25 lakh farmers, 200+ new cooperatives and 14 warehouses under White Revolution 2.0.
What happened
Amul broke ground on a ₹700 crore Bengal dairy plant in Howrah — the world's largest curd facility — shifting from third-party processing to owned assets,
Key facts
- ₹700 crore investment
- 30 lakh litres milk/day
- 1,000 MT curd daily
- 1.25 lakh farmers
- 30,000 women farmers
- 200+ new cooperatives
- 14 warehouses
Why this matters
By anchoring 1.25 lakh farmers, 200+ cooperatives and 14 warehouses under White Revolution 2.0, Amul deepens its supply moat and raises the barrier for regional dairy competitors and potential M&A targets.
What to watch
- Plant commissioning timeline and phased capacity utilization announcements
- Farmer enrollment and cooperative formation pace vs 200+ target
- Regional competitor procurement price hikes or M&A activity
- Amul curd pricing/promo moves in East India
- White Revolution 2.0 warehouse and cold-chain rollout milestones
- Competitors accelerate own procurement drives to secure farmer milk pools before cooperatives lock in
- Amul expands distribution and cold-chain into East/Northeast leveraging Howrah as hub
- Rivals push value-added dairy (flavored/probiotic curd) to avoid direct price war on commodity curd
- Watch for Amul price actions on curd once plant nears commissioning
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