The National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India bought 500 tonne maize at 1,844 rupees per 100 kg and another 350 tonne at 1,754 rupees per 100 kg through an online auction. The commodity, which is used as cattle feed, was bought on behalf of the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation. The federation, which has nearly 200 dairy cooperatives as its members, has developed an online trading platform to purchase feed stock and sell dairy products.