• This is the fourth round of hike in milk prices in 2022 by Mother Dairy, one of the leading milk suppliers in Delhi-NCR with a volume of over 30 lakh liters per day.
Faced with a rise in input costs, leading milk supplier Mother Dairy has increased the prices of full-cream milk by Rs 1 per liter and token milk by Rs 2 per liter in the Delhi-NCR market from Monday. However, the company has not changed the rates of full cream milk sold in 500 ml packs.
This is the fourth round of hike in milk prices in 2022 by Mother Dairy, one of the leading milk suppliers in Delhi-NCR with a volume of over 30 lakh liters per day.
Mother Dairy has increased the prices of full-cream milk by Re 1 to Rs 64 per litre, a company spokesperson was quoted as saying by PTI.
Token milk (milk sold in bulk) will be sold at ₹50 per liter from Monday instead of ₹48 per litre.
The hike in milk prices will hit the household budget at a time when food inflation is already on the higher side.
Mother Dairy attributed the hike in prices to the increase in the cost of procuring raw milk from dairy farmers.
“The entire dairy industry is witnessing a huge demand-supply gap this year,” the spokesperson said.
The company said raw milk availability has been impacted due to increased cost of feed and fodder and erratic monsoon putting pressure on raw milk prices.
Besides this, Mother Dairy said that the demand for processed milk has increased.
The spokesperson said, "The prevailing demand-supply mismatch has led to firming up of raw milk prices even after the festive season.
Mother Dairy said the revision in prices will enable the company to continue supporting farmers with fair remuneration while ensuring quality milk for consumers.
Mother Dairy gives milk producers about 75-80 per cent of the prices paid by consumers.
On 16 October, Mother Dairy increased the prices of full-cream milk and cow's milk by ₹2 per liter in Delhi-NCR and some other markets in North India.
Rates were increased by ₹2 per liter for all variants in March and August as well.
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk under the Amul brand, is also a major player in the Delhi-NCR market. It sells about 40 lakh liters per day.
Milk production in India, the world's largest producer, is about 210 million tonnes annually.
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