New Delhi: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation has increased prices of its milk products by Rupees 2 across the country. The revised prices will be effective from March 1, 2022.
Amul Gold will cost Rs 30 per 500 ml, Amul Taaza Rs 24 per 500 ml, and Amul Shakti Rs 27 per 500 ml in Gujarat's Ahmedabad and Saurashtra markets, which is an increase of Rs 2 per litre, stated the official press release by Amul.
“This increase of Rupees two per litre makes a rise of 4 percent which is less than the average food inflation,” stated the press release.
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The Cooperative dairy producer cited increase in cost of packaging, energy, transportation and animal food as the reason to increase the prices of the milk products.
Amul further stated in its official press release that keeping the price rise in mind, it has increased the prices at which it buys milk from the farmers by Rs 35 to 40 per litre.
“For every one Rupee paid towards buying Amul milk, 80 paise is returned to the farmers,” it said.
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The price hike comes after around seven months. The last time Amul had increased the price of its milk was in July 2021, where it had increased the price by Rupees 2.
In December 2021, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister had announced an Amul Project scheme in Krishna district. Under this scheme the State Government collaborated with Amul to collect milk from dairy farmers which was aimed at curtailing prices charged by vendors and mediators in the State.