The delegation representing the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association, led by district leaders and local farming representatives, met with administrative authorities to present a formal charter of demands. Officials assured the protesting farmers that their grievances—specifically regarding unsustainable farmgate pricing, rising operational expenditures, and the demand for comprehensive cattle loan waivers—would be forwarded directly to the Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Department and state ministerial leadership for swift policy evaluation.

At the core of the dispute is the dairy farmers’ rejection of the state government’s recent ₹3 per litre procurement price hike, which raised Aavin’s baseline payout from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre. Producer groups argue that the modest adjustment fails to offset a nearly 100 percent surge in the cost of commercial feed, dry fodder, veterinary care, and farm labour over recent years. The association is pressing the government to fix the minimum procurement price at ₹45 to ₹50 per litre for cow milk and ₹60 per litre for buffalo milk to align with higher rates offered by competing private dairies.

The temporary supply boycott staged during the agitation had caused noticeable disruptions across the cooperative milk grid. Daily collections across the district-level Aavin collection centers dipped by roughly 65,000 litres as thousands of smallholder producers withheld their morning supplies or diverted milk toward public protest sites.