Mother Dairy will increase milk price by Rs 2 per liter from tomorrow
new Delhi:
Mother Dairy will increase milk prices by Rs 2 per liter in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) from tomorrow (Sunday, March 6).
The price hike has been impacted due to increase in purchase cost.
Rise by Mother Dairy within a week of similar price hike by Amul and Parag Milk Foods.
“In view of rising procurement prices (amount paid to farmers), cost of fuel and cost of packaging material, Mother Dairy is compelled to hike the prices of its liquid milk by Rs 2 per liter in Delhi NCR with effect from March 6, 2022. Is.” the company said on Saturday.
After this, the price of full cream milk will be Rs 59 per liter from Sunday, which was Rs 57 per liter on Saturday.
The price of toned milk will increase to Rs 49, while the price of double toned milk will now be Rs 43 per litre. The price of cow’s milk has been increased from Rs 49 per liter to Rs 51 per litre.
The price of bulk vending milk (token milk) has been increased from Rs 44 per liter to Rs 46.
It has also increased milk prices by Rs 2 per liter in Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Markets outside these selected areas will be modified in a phased manner.
Mother Dairy Milk is available in over 100 cities across the country.
“The company is experiencing increase in various input costs which have increased manifold,” it said.
The purchase price (amount paid to farmers) alone has increased by about 8-9 per cent since July 2021. Other costs have also increased.
“The increase in agricultural prices is only partially passed on to consumers, with an effective revision of only 4 per cent, which is less than the observed increase in agricultural prices and overall food inflation, thereby securing the interests of both stakeholders. is going.” Mother Dairy said.