Twarit Mahanagar: Maharashtra dairy farmers on strike today as milk prices go up by Rs. 3

Mumbai and Pune could face a shortage of milk starting tomorrow as farmers' organisations
have decided to suspend supply to the two cities demanding a hike of Rs 5 per litre in its procurement price.
"Farmers sell milk to dairies at Rs 17 per litre. After processing it, the dairies package it in pouches and sell it at a minimum rate of Rs 42 per litre. The difference
in earnings has not been passed on to the farmer," Lok Sabha
MP Raju Shetti said today. "Milk supply to Pune and Mumbai is going to be suspended from midnight. We have to press for our demands because the state government is not taking any concrete decision to increase farmers income," Shetti, chief of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, said.