After Amul, Mother Dairy Hikes Milk Prices By Rs 2 Per Litre In Delhi-NCR

The move to increase milk prices by Mother Dairy came a day after Amul had hiked the price of its milk by Rupees 2.

Mother Dairy on Monday increased the price of its fresh pouch milk in all varaints by Rupees 2 in the Delhi-NCR market. The development came just a day after Amul had increased the price of its milk in the country. The increase in prices of all variants of milk is effective from Monday (June 3) in Delhi-NCR as well as other markets where it has a presence.

The milk prices have been hiked due to a rise in the input cost over the last 15 months, as per a PTI report. 

Increase in the prices of milk by th two dairy companies comes just after the completion of seven-phase voting for the Lok Sabha polls. 

In a statement, Mother Dairy said it is "increasing its liquid milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across all operating markets from June 03, 2024 onwards." The increase in consumer price is mainly to compensate the producers for increased production costs, which have been on the rise for over one year, it added. 

As per the revised prices, Mother Dairy full cream milk will be available now at Rs 68 per litre, while toned and double-toned milk at Rs 56 and Rs 50 per litre, respectively.

Buffalo milk will be sold at Rs 72 per litre while cow milk would now be priced at Rs 58 per litre. Token milk (bulk vended milk) will be sold at Rs 54 per litre.

Mother Dairy, which currently sells 35 lakh litre per day of fresh milk in Delhi-NCR, had revised the prices of its liquid milk in February 2023. 

"Despite paying higher prices towards milk procurement in the last few months, the consumer prices were kept intact. Moreover, the heat stress across the country has been unprecedented and it is likely to further impact milk production," said the dairy company in its statement.