Alert! Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across country from tomorrow; check revised rates here

Country’s largest dairy company Amul on Monday announced that it will increase the retail price of milk by Rs 2.

The price hike will be applicable on all six brands of milk. (Getty Image)

New Delhi: In what might come as a big reason to worry for several households, country’s largest dairy company Amul on Monday announced that it will increase the retail price of milk by Rs 2. RS Sodhi, Managing Director of GCMMF ltd (AMUL) made the announcement and also stated that the revised prices will come into effect from tomorrow i.e. May 20 (Tuesday). As per reports, the price hike will be applicable on all six brands of milk sold by the company in states including Delhi NCR, Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttaranchal and Maharashtra. The price hike has been done due to an increase in production cost. The revised price of 500 millilitre (ml) pack of 'Amul Gold' in Ahmedabad will be Rs 27, 'Amul Shakti' at Rs 25, 'Amul Taaza' at Rs 21 and 'Amul Diamond' at Rs 28, it said. There has been no change in cow milk prices in Gujarat, the cooperative added. "This increase in milk prices by Rs 2 per litre has happened after a gap of two years with an aim to provide remunerative milk purchase price to our milk producers owing to drop in milk production and increase in cost of production," GCMMF said in its official statement. Considering increase in the cost of milk production, all member milk unions of Gujarat have increased milk purchase price by a minimum of Rs 30-50 per kg fat (5-8 per cent) over the last few months, it added. Weeks back, Amul had also announced an increase in procurement prices of milk by Rs 10 per kg for fat buffalo milk and Rs 4.5 per kg on cow milk due following a severe drop in production due to increasing heat. Amul officials had informed that the daily milk income of the company was 30 lakh litres in the winter while it has fallen to 25 lakh litres in the recent time.