Tulancingo Dairy Collection Centre Requires 50m Pesos for Rehabilitation
The facility in the municipality of Tulancingo has remained unused, according to the report. The proposed investment would cover the restoration of its operating buildings, the replacement of damaged equipment and the installation of large-capacity tanks for continuous cooling.
The project would also include a laboratory for immediate physical, chemical and microbiological testing. Planned checks include butterfat, protein, density and somatic-cell counts. Milk would be assessed against Mexico’s official standards before being sent to pasteurisation plants or cheesemaking workshops.
Small and medium-sized farmers in the Valle de Tulancingo and nearby municipalities currently depend on intermediaries to buy milk at the farm gate. Sector representatives say those purchases reduce the returns available to primary producers. A functioning formal reception point would allow milk to be collected in larger volumes and could provide more direct sales options to pasteurisation companies.
Proponents of the project also cite operating pressures faced by family farms, including the cost of feed, alfalfa and electricity. They say an active collection centre would support timely payments and reduce dependence on buyers who set prices at the farm gate.
From an agro-industrial perspective, the restored facility could connect local milk production with artisanal and semi-industrial cheese businesses in the region. It could also serve government social-supply arrangements, including the Leche para el Bienestar programme. Continuous cooling would reduce the risk of acidification or product losses during transport, according to the report.
Livestock-sector representatives and local leaders have called for a mixed-financing and co-investment arrangement. The proposed participants are the Hidalgo state government, federal agricultural agencies and livestock associations. The required funding is estimated at 50m pesos, while the centre’s existing infrastructure is described as a previously built public asset that is currently abandoned.
