Amul and Mother Dairy Raise Milk Prices Across India

Dairy majors Amul and Mother Dairy raised milk prices by two to four rupees per litre across India, effective November 12, adding to household spending on essential goods.

The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets products under the Amul brand, increased fresh pouch milk prices by 4 to 5 percent across major variants and pack sizes.

Mother Dairy also revised its liquid milk variant prices by two to four rupees per litre in the Delhi-NCR region, following previous adjustments made in May.

The price revisions come as families face rising costs for staple food items, potentially adding to broader inflationary pressures across the country.

The federation said the price adjustment followed a steep rise in the overall cost of milk production and processing during the year.

Expenses on green and dry fodder, along with cattle feed ingredients such as maize, molasses and oil cake, have increased significantly.

Additional costs for packaging film and fuel also contributed to the decision by dairy cooperatives to pass on part of the financial burden.

The federation said that the price of its largest-selling Amul Taaza toned milk with 3 percent milk fat increased by only two rupees per litre.

Amul Gold Milk with 6 percent milk fat increased by 4 rupees per litre, representing a 5.5 percent rise according to the federation.

In Delhi-NCR, Mother Dairy priced bulk toned milk at 60 rupees per litre, while pouch toned milk rose to 62 rupees per litre.

Full-cream pouch milk reached 76 rupees per litre, double-toned milk rose to 56 rupees, and cow milk increased to 65 rupees per litre.

The federation said that challenging environmental circumstances caused by low and uneven rainfall forced the price increase to support dairy producers.

"In the current challenging environmental circumstances due to low and uneven rainfall in Gujarat, as well as many parts of India, we are constrained to increase the consumer price of milk to pay better prices to our producers and support them in these difficult times," said the federation in a statement.

Member unions raised farmers' procurement prices by 4 to 5 percent over the past year, and the latest retail revision will fund similar support.

The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation returns about 80 percent of consumer revenue to 36 lakh milk producers.

Mother Dairy passes on 75 to 80 percent of its milk sales realization to farmers while selling over 50 lakh litres daily.

Consumers will determine the full economic impact of the price increases based on how they adjust their household spending.