Mother Dairy, Amul hike milk rates by upto Rs 6 per litre from tomorrow; check prices

Mother Dairy raises pricesNEW DELHI: Milk is set to get costlier in Delhi NCR from November 12, with dairy companies Mother Dairy and Amul increasing prices by Rs 2 to Rs 6 per litre. The price hike comes amid lower milk supplies and higher costs of buying milk from farmers.The increase will vary across milk varieties. Toned milk will cost Rs 2 more per litre, full cream milk Rs 4 more and full cream buffalo milk Rs 6 more, according to industry sources.In Delhi-NCR, full cream packaged milk will now cost Rs 76 per litre, compared with Rs 72 earlier. Packaged toned milk will cost Rs 62, up from Rs 60, while toned milk sold through bulk vending machines will cost Rs 60 against Rs 58 earlier.Double-toned milk will become costlier from Rs 54 to Rs 56 per litre. Cow milk prices will rise from Rs 62 to Rs 65, while full cream buffalo milk, which contains 6.5% fat, will cost Rs 86 against Rs 80 earlier.Mother Dairy, the largest milk supplier in Delhi-NCR, had last increased prices on May 14, 2026.Why are milk prices increasing?Milk procurement has become more expensive for dairy companies. Milk fat prices have risen by around 20-25% over the past few months, while higher cattle feed prices have added to farmers' costs.Milk supplies have also tightened despite the flush season, when production and availability usually improve. The shortage has affected the availability of milk fat, making it more expensive for dairy companies.When fresh milk supplies fall short, companies usually use milk powder and milk fat to prepare liquid milk. However, higher milk fat prices have also increased the cost of this process.Dairy companies have raised the prices they pay farmers to encourage them to produce and supply more milk. Amul has increased the procurement rate linked to milk fat to Rs 1,000 per kilogram. This allows farmers to receive more than Rs 60 per litre for milk, according to industry sources.Mother Dairy has decided to pass on part of these higher costs to consumers. The company pays farmers 75-80% of the money it earns from milk sales, sources told PTI.How much will milk cost now?Here are the revised prices of different milk varieties in Delhi-NCR:Full cream milk (packaged): Rs 76 per litre, up from Rs 72.Toned milk (bulk vended): Rs 60 per litre, up from Rs 58.Toned milk (packaged): Rs 62 per litre, up from Rs 60.Double-toned milk: Rs 56 per litre, up from Rs 54.Cow milk: Rs 65 per litre, up from Rs 62.Full cream buffalo milk: Rs 86 per litre, up from Rs 80.Mother Dairy sells around 35 lakh litres of milk every day in Delhi-NCR through its outlets, general trade and e-commerce platforms. Its total daily milk sales across markets exceed 50 lakh litres.The company reported a 17% rise in turnover to Rs 20,300 crore in the last fiscal year. The growth was driven by higher demand for its milk products and cooking oils.Started in 1974, Mother Dairy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It sells milk and milk products under the Mother Dairy brand, edible oils under Dhara, and fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables, snacks, pulps and concentrates under Safal.Nandini had also raised milk prices in KarnatakaBefore the latest increase by Mother Dairy and Amul, Nandini had raised milk prices in Karnataka. The state Cabinet approved an Rs 8 per litre increase in the base price, with the new rates taking effect from November 1.The Karnataka government said the increase was needed to protect dairy farmers facing severe drought conditions. Law and parliamentary affairs minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the revised prices were still within the range charged in most other states.He also said rising prices of other goods had hurt farmers and milk supply in Karnataka had fallen by 10 lakh litres due to the drought this year.Cooperation minister Laxman Savadi said the government also had to consider the possibility of farmers selling their milk to other states if prices were not increased. This could have led to a shortage of milk in Karnataka.Under the revised arrangement, Rs 7 of the Rs 8 per litre increase was to go to farmers, while Re 1 was allocated to milk unions in the state.