Amul, Mother Dairy hike milk prices by ₹2-4 per litre from November 12

Amul and Mother Dairy are raising milk prices by ₹2-4 per litre from Thursday, November 12, amid higher procurement and input costs. While the increase announced by Amul applies to major fresh pouch milk variants across India, Mother Dairy has revised prices of its liquid milk variants in the Delhi-NCR market, according to a PTI report, quoting sources.

Amul raises prices by 4-5% across major variants

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, said in a statement on Wednesday that it had increased prices of fresh pouch milk by 4-5% across major variants and pack sizes.

The price of Amul Taaza toned milk, with 3% milk fat, has been increased by ₹2 per litre, or 3.3%, while Amul Gold, with 6% milk fat, will cost ₹4 more per litre, a 5.5% increase.

GCMMF attributed the revision to a sharp rise in the cost of milk production and processing. It cited higher prices of green and dry fodder, cattle feed ingredients such as oil cake, maize and molasses, milk packaging film and fuel.

The cooperative also pointed to low and uneven rainfall in Gujarat and several other parts of the country, saying the increase was necessary to offer better procurement prices to milk producers.

GCMMF said its member unions had raised procurement prices paid to farmers by 4-5% over the past year. It added that 80% of the revenue collected from consumers through the Amul cooperative structure is returned to its 36 lakh milk producers, with a major portion of the additional revenue from the latest price revision expected to flow back to farmers.

Mother Dairy revises prices in Delhi-NCR

Meanwhile, Mother Dairy has revised prices of its liquid milk variants by ₹2-4 per litre in Delhi-NCR, effective November 12, the PTI said. The company's spokesperson declined to comment on the revision.

In the region, the price of toned milk sold in bulk has increased to ₹60 per litre from ₹58. Full cream milk in pouches will now cost ₹76 per litre, up from ₹72, while pouched toned milk has become costlier by ₹2 to ₹62 per litre. Double toned milk will cost ₹56 per litre, compared with ₹54 earlier. Cow milk prices have increased to ₹65 per litre from ₹62.

Mother Dairy, which last revised its milk prices in May this year, sells around 35 lakh litres of milk daily in the Delhi-NCR market and more than 50 lakh litres across its markets.

(With PTI inputs.)