PTI

New Delhi, March 5

Mother Dairy will enhance milk costs by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR with impact from Sunday resulting from rise in procurement prices.

The announcement comes inside days after Amul and Parag Milk Foods elevated costs by Rs 2 per litre every.

“In view of the rising procurement prices (amount paid to farmers), fuel costs and costs of packaging material, Mother Dairy is compelled to raise its liquid milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi NCR with effect from March 6, 2022,” the corporate stated on Saturday.

Full cream milk will value Rs 59 per litre from Sunday, up from Rs 57 per litre on Saturday.

Prices of toned milk will enhance to Rs 49, whereas double toned milk will rise to Rs 43 per litre. Cow milk costs have been hiked to Rs 51 per litre from Rs 49 per litre.

Bulk vended milk (token milk) worth has been raised to Rs 46 from Rs 44 per litre.

It has additionally raised milk costs by Rs 2 per litre in Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Markets past these choose areas might be revised in a phased method.

Mother Dairy Milk is accessible in over 100 cities throughout the nation.

“The company has been experiencing a surge in varied input costs which have increased multifold,” it stated.

The procurement costs (quantity paid to farmers) have alone firmed up by about 8-9 per cent since July 2021. The different prices have additionally gone up.

“The surge in farm prices is only being partially passed on to the consumers, with an effective revision of only 4 per cent, which is lower than the increase witnessed in the farm prices and overall food inflation, thereby securing the interests of both the stakeholders,” Mother Dairy stated.

Mother Dairy stated it passes round 75-80 per cent of the gross sales realization from milk in direction of the procurement of milk.

“As a responsible organisation, Mother Dairy has consistently worked towards providing remunerative prices to milk producers, thereby ensuring the sustainability of dairying and availability of quality milk,” the corporate stated.

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk and milk merchandise below the Amul model, introduced a hike in milk costs by Rs 2 per litre from March 1.

Dairy agency Parag Milk Foods Ltd has additionally raised the worth of the Gowardhan model of cow milk by Rs 2 per litre with impact from March 1.

GCMMF sells 150 lakh litres of milk per day, out of which Delhi-NCR accounts for round 37 lakh litres per day.

In Delhi-NCR, Mother Dairy sells greater than 30 lakh litres per day in poly packs and merchandising machines.