Mother Dairy announced ₹2 per litre hike in milk prices in Delhi-NCR. The price increase is applicable for all variants of milk from Monday (June 3) in Delhi-NCR as well as other markets, the company said. This comes after Amul announced an increase in rates ahead of Lok Sabha election results on June 4.
Amul hikes milk price by ₹2 per litre across all variants
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Mother Dairy said it is “increasing its liquid milk prices by ₹2 per litre across all operating markets from June 03, 2024 onwards” to compensate the producers for increased production costs which have been rising for over one year.
What are the new prices for Mother Dairy milk?
In Delhi-NCR, Mother Dairy full cream milk will be available now at ₹68 per litre. Toned and double-toned milk will be priced at ₹56 and ₹50 per litre, respectively and Buffalo and cow milk prices have been increased to ₹72 and ₹58 per litre respectively.
Token milk will be sold at ₹54 per litre, the company said adding, “Despite paying higher prices towards milk procurement in the last few months, the consumer prices were kept intact. Moreover, the heat stress across the country has been unprecedented and it is likely to further impact milk production.”
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“The surge in farm prices is only being partially passed on to the consumers, with an effective revision of 3-4 per cent, thereby securing the interests of both the milk producers and the consumers,” it said.
Amul price hike
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under Amul brand, increased milk prices by about ₹2 per litre from Monday. It said, “This price hike is being done due to an increase in the overall cost of operation and production of milk. Our member unions have also increased farmer’s price approximately by 6-8 per cent over the last one year.”
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It added, “The price revision shall help in sustaining remunerative milk prices to our milk producers and to encourage them for higher milk production.”
