Milk Costs More From Today: Amul and Mother Dairy Raise Prices by Up to ₹4 a Litre; Nandini Up ₹8

Households in several states will pay more for milk from Thursday, 12 November, after Amul and Mother Dairy announced price increases, Business Today reported. Karnataka’s Nandini brand had already raised its rates from 1 November.

Amul

The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which sells under the Amul brand, has raised fresh pouch milk prices by roughly 4–5% in key markets. Amul Taaza toned milk now costs ₹2 a litre more, and Amul Gold ₹4 a litre more.

The federation pointed to costlier green and dry fodder, dearer cattle-feed ingredients such as oil cake, maize and molasses, and higher spending on packaging film and fuel. It also cited weak and uneven rainfall in Gujarat and other regions. Its member unions have increased the prices paid to farmers by 4–5% over the past year, and Amul says 80% of what consumers pay goes back to its 36 lakh milk producers. GCMMF Managing Director Jayen Mehta said the revision reflected a steep rise in input costs and the need to balance the interests of producers and consumers.

Mother Dairy

Mother Dairy has increased the prices of its liquid milk variants by ₹2–4 a litre from 12 November, following higher procurement costs. The company says it passes on 75–80% of its milk sales realisation to farmers.

Nandini

In Karnataka, basic toned Nandini milk became ₹8 a litre costlier on 1 November, rising from ₹46 to ₹54. Of the increase, ₹7 goes to farmers and ₹1 to milk cooperatives. The state government cited higher costs of feed, fodder, medicine, transport and packaging.

Featured image: Milk in different packets by Challiyan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources

• Business Today: Amul to raise milk prices; Nandini, Mother Dairy also hike prices