Milk processor records increased intake on better prices

Brookside milk packets

Milk supply to processor Brookside Dairy has increased by nearly 30 per cent in the past week following an upward adjustment of producer prices, and coming on the back of current heavy rains being experienced in key production regions across the country.

Brookside announced a 42 per cent increase in farm-gate prices last week, with the firm now paying up to Sh37 for a kilo of raw milk. The move by the Ruiru-based firm has gone against industry trend as many farmers expected a drop in raw milk prices with the current upshot in production.