Guwahati: Mother Dairy announced on Sunday that starting from Monday full-cream milk prices in the Delhi-NCR region will increase by Rs. 1 per litre and by Rs. 2 per litre, respectively.
Mother Dairy has increased the price of milk for the fourth time this year.
The price of full cream milk has gone up from Rs. 63 per litre to Rs. 64 per litre as a result of the rise. However, the firm hasn’t changed the costs of full-cream milk packaged in 500 ml containers.
The bulk vended milk or token milk will be sold for Rs 50 per litre starting from tomorrow.
A Mother Dairy spokesperson said that the decision was taken because of the hike in its procurement cost of raw milk from dairy farmers.
“This year, the entire dairy industry is witnessing a huge gap in the demand and supply of milk. Raw milk availability has been impacted due to the increased cost of feed and fodder, erratic monsoon, etc, putting stress on raw milk prices. The outgrowing consumption due to a boost in demand this year has led to much higher usage of commodities,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson also informed that the price hike will be effective from November 21.
“The ongoing mismatch in the demand-supply, even after the festive season, has further led to the firming of raw milk prices. We are therefore constrained to partially pass on the impact with revision in consumer prices of certain variants. The revision in prices is aimed to continue to support our farmers with the right remuneration while ensuring quality milk for consumers. The new prices will be effective from November 21, 2022, in the Delhi-NCR region,” the spokesperson added.
Mother Dairy allocates roughly 75–80% of the milk sales proceeds to the purchase of milk.
In Delhi-NCR and a few other cities in north India, Mother Dairy raised the cost of full-cream milk and cow milk by Rs 2 per litre back in October. For all variants, the prices were also changed in March and August by Rs 2 per litre.
A price increase of Rs 2 per litre for full cream milk and buffalo milk in all states bar Gujarat was also announced by Amul cooperative in October.
The full cream milk is now being sold for Rs. 63 per litre due to the increase.