Amul and Mother Dairy raise milk prices from November 12

Amul and Mother Dairy milk prices rose on November 12, with Amul increasing rates for two major fresh pouch varieties nationwide and Mother Dairy revising prices for five liquid-milk varieties in Delhi-NCR.

The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets Amul, raised the price of Taaza toned milk by Rs 2 per litre, a 3.3% increase, and Gold milk by Rs 4 per litre, or 5.5%. The changes apply to fresh pouch milk across India. The federation did not provide revised retail prices for the two varieties in the statement cited in reporting.

In Delhi-NCR, Mother Dairy’s bulk-vended toned milk now costs Rs 60 per litre, up from Rs 58. Full-cream pouch milk rose from Rs 72 to Rs 76, while toned pouch milk increased from Rs 60 to Rs 62. Double-toned milk is Rs 56, up from Rs 54, and cow milk is Rs 65, compared with Rs 62 previously.

GCMMF attributed its increase to higher milk-production and processing costs, including expenses for fodder, cattle-feed ingredients, packaging film and fuel. It also cited low and uneven rainfall in Gujarat and other parts of India. The federation said member unions had increased the prices paid to farmers for milk by 4% to 5% over the...