Anand, Aug 16: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union (Amul Dairy) has increased the milk prices by Rs 2 per liter from Wednesday (August 17). In a statement, Amul Dairy said in Gujarat, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and West Bengal, that its Taza milk 500 ml will cost Rs 25, Shakti 500 ml pouch Rs 28, and Gold Rs 31. Rs 2 per liter is increased for three ranges of milk.”According to Amul, the hike is just a four percent increase in price and lower than prevailing food inflation. Justifying the hike in prices, Amul said the production and operation cost of milk has increased.
Compared to last year cattle’s food cost has increased by 20 percent, so Amul and other dairies’ members of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation have increased the procurement rate by eight to nine percent so that pastoralists can meet expenses. Amul says 80 paise from each rupee recovered from its customers is passed on to farmers/pastoralists.
