Mother Dairy hikes milk prices by ₹2 per litre in NCR
The Hindu
Mother Dairy announced ₹2 per litre hike in milk prices in the Delhi-NCR market due to a rise in input cost over the last 15 months.
Mother Dairy on June 3 announced ₹2 per litre hike in milk prices in the Delhi-NCR market due to a rise in input cost over the last 15 months.
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.
On Sunday, Amul announced an increase in rates.
Increases in milk prices by these two leading milk suppliers come just after the completion of the voting process of the Lok Sabha elections.
In a statement, Mother Dairy said it is "increasing its liquid milk prices by ₹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 said.
In Delhi-NCR, Mother Dairy full cream milk will be available now at Rs 68 per litre, while toned and double-toned milk at ₹56 and ₹50 per litre, respectively.
Buffalo and cow milk prices have been increased to ₹72 and ₹58 per litre respectively.