The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), a dairy cooperative under the brand name тАШNandiniтАЩ on Wednesday announced an increase in the price of milk and curd by тВ╣2 per litre in the state, read their statement. The new prices will come into effect from Thursday.
The decision was taken at a KMF board meeting held in Bengaluru. KMF had decided to hike the price by тВ╣3 per litre last week. However, the decision was rolled back after chief minister Basavaraj BommaiтАЩs intervention, who had asked to defer the hie till the next meeting.
After the hike, the price of toned milk would be тВ╣39, double-toned milk тВ╣ 38, homogenised toned milk тВ╣ 40, homogenised cow milk тВ╣44, special milk тВ╣45, Shubham milk тВ╣45, Samruddhi milk тВ╣50, homogenised standardised milk тВ╣46 and Santrupthi milk тВ╣52. Meanwhile, Nandini curd would be тВ╣47 per kilogram.
According to the KMF, Nandini milk тАЬwould be the cheapest per litre when compared with the neighbouring statesтАЭ. It had earlier said the entire hike would be passed on to the farmers, who are facing various challenges.
KMF had claimed that the hike was necessary due to rising feed and fodder costs, cattle being affected by lumpy skin disease, adverse climatic conditions among others which are impacting milk production in the state.
It had petitioned the state government several times since January this year in order to revise milk prices. The KMF members had passed a resolution in the general body meeting held in September to hike the milk price by тВ╣3 owing to pressure from all the 14 district milk unions.
