The public is already struggling with rising prices of petrol and diesel and COVID pandemic and now, there is another blow of inflation to the middle-class people as they will have to pay more for milk. After Amul, now another leading milk supplier Mother Dairy has decided to hike the prices of milk.
Mother Dairy has increased its liquid milk prices in Delhi-NCR and other cities by Rs 2 per litre with effect from Sunday (July 11) due to higher input costs. The new prices will be applicable for all milk variants.
Justifying the hike, Mother Dairy said that procurement cost of milk from dairy farmers has gone up by 8-10 per cent in the last one year. Other operational costs have also risen.
Prices are also being revised across key markets including east and central Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Nagpur and Kolkata from July 11 onwards to the tune of Rs 2/litre on the current prevailing MRP in respective markets, it added.
Revised milk prices
Prices of token milk, full cream milk, full cream premium milk, toned milk, cow milk have gone up by up to Rs 2 per litre. The milk prices were last revised about 1.5 years ago in December 2019.
Mother Dairy raises its liquid milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi NCR with effect from July 11, 2021. The new prices will be applicable for all milk variants. The milk prices were last revised about 1.5 years ago in December 2019. pic.twitter.com/YzzbMVhYwv
— ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2021
As per the revised prices, bulk vended milk (token milk) will be sold at Rs 44 per litre from Sunday as against the current price of Rs 42 per litre.
Full cream milk (poly pack) will be available at Rs 57 per litre up from Rs 55 per litre now. Prices of toned milk has been revised to Rs 47 from Rs 45 per litre, while double toned milk (Live Lite) rates have gone up to Rs 41 from Rs 39 per litre.
Cow milk will cost Rs 49 from Sunday as against Rs 47 per litre now. Rates of half litre milk pouch have been increased by Rs 1, which means an effective hike of Rs 2 per litre.
Amul price hike
From July 1, Amul had also hiked its milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. Prices of Amul Gold, Amul Shakti, Amul Taza, Amul Tea Special, Amul Slim and Trim all have gone up by up to Rs 2 per litre.
Apart from Mother Dairy and Amul, there are several companies in the private sector like Nestle, Namaste India, Patanjali, Ananda in the country, which sell milk and products made from it. After the hike by Amul, these companies can also follow the suit and increase the price.