Mother Dairy hikes milk prices by Re 1 for half, 1 litre packs in Delhi NCR

Leading milk supplier Mother Dairy on Friday announced hike in milk prices by Re 1 each for both half litre and one litre packs from tomorrow due to higher procurement prices. The company has however not raised the prices of token milk (bulk-vended milk) and cow milk. Mother Dairy, which sells more than 30 lakh litres of milk per day in Delhi-NCR, has increased the prices after 14 months. Early last month, dairy major Amul hiked milk prices by Re 1 per pouch of both half and one litre in Delhi-NCR. “Mother Dairy raises its milk prices in Delhi NCR for key polypack milk variants by Re 1 with effect from July 16, 2016,” Mother Dairy said in a statement. As per the new rates, full cream milk will be available at Rs 49 per litre, while toned milk at Rs 39 and double-toned at Rs 35 per litre. For a half litre pack, the prices of full-cream milk has been increased to Rs 25 from Rs 24, while the rate of toned milk has been raised to Rs 20 from Rs 19 and double-toned milk to Rs 18 from Rs 17.