Amul, Mother Dairy hike milk prices by up to ₹4 per litre; check new rates

The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk and milk products under the Amul brand, has increased prices of fresh pouch milk by around 4-5% from Thursday, November 12.

The price of Amul Taaza toned milk, the company's largest-selling variant with 3% milk fat, has been increased by ₹2 per litre to ₹62, a hike of 3.3%.

Amul Gold milk, containing 6% milk fat, has become costlier by ₹4 per litre, or 5.5%.

The cooperative pointed out that there has been a significant increase in the cost of fodder (green and dry), cattle feed ingredients, milk packaging film and fuel during the year.

"In the current challenging environmental circumstances due to low and uneven rainfall in Gujarat as well as many parts of India, we are constrained to increase the consumer price of milk to pay better prices to our producers and support them in these difficult times," the cooperative said.

The price revision comes after Mother Dairy announced a similar increase of ₹2-4 per litre in its milk prices, citing higher input and operational costs.

Mother Dairy said uneven monsoon conditions in several parts of the country had affected fodder availability, pushing green and dry fodder prices up by as much as 20%.

Cattle feed prices have also risen around 10% over the past year.

The company said packaging, transportation and other operational costs had increased by up to 25% amid persistent inflationary pressures.

"This sustained increase in input and operational costs has necessitated the present revision in consumer milk prices," Mother Dairy said in a statement.

It said that 75-80% of its milk sales realisation goes towards milk procurement, supporting the livelihoods of dairy farmers.

In Delhi-NCR, Mother Dairy's bulk vended milk (token milk), toned milk and double toned milk have become costlier by ₹2 per litre each, while cow milk prices have been raised by ₹3 per litre.

The price of Pro Milk and full cream milk has been increased by ₹4 per litre each.

Following the revision, bulk vended milk costs ₹60 per litre, toned milk ₹62, double toned milk ₹56, cow milk ₹65, and Pro Milk and full cream milk ₹76 per litre.

Commissioned in 1974, Mother Dairy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).

Last month, Karnataka's popular dairy brand Nandini raised prices of its products.

The increase in milk prices will affect household budgets and may also result in higher food inflation.