CM hints at possible milk price hike, as promises meeting soon dairy farmers’ demand

With pressure building from dairy farmers amid drought conditions, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said that he will soon hold a meeting and take a decision on the demand for an increase in the milk procurement price. This could, in turn, mean hike in milk prices for consumers.

Speaking to presspersons at Balehonnur in N.R. Pura taluk of Chikkamagaluru district on Saturday, Mr. Shivakumar said the price of milk had been increased by ₹9 to ₹10 in Tamil Nadu. Milk producers in Karnataka had been making a similar demand, and a meeting would be held with representatives of milk producers’ unions soon, he said.

Earlier this week in Bengaluru, Karnataka Milk Producers’ Association had submitted a memorandum and held a meeting with Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) officials seeking a hike in milk prices by ₹8 per litre with immediate effect.