The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), makers of the Amul brand of milk products, and Mother Dairy have hiked fresh milk prices by Rs 2 to Rs 6 per liter, effective 12 November 2026, marking the second price increase of the year following a previous hike in May 2026.
The price of Amul toned milk (Amul Taaza) has risen by Rs 2 to Rs 62 per liter, full-cream milk (Amul Gold) by Rs 4 to Rs 80 per liter, and buffalo/special variants by up to Rs 6 per liter.
Mother Dairy’s full-cream milk increased by Rs 4 to Rs 76 per liter, toned milk by Rs 2 to Rs 62 per liter, double-toned milk by Rs 2 to Rs 56 liter, cow milk by Rs 3 to Rs 65 a liter, and bulk-vended toned milk by Rs 2 to Rs 60 liter.
The manufacturers have cited increased procurement costs as key reasons for the hike. A 20-25% jump in milk fat prices and constrained supplies forced dairies to raise farmer payouts. Amul hiked farmer fat-linked procurement to Rs 1,000 per kg (over Rs 60 per liter).
There are input and fodder pressures too as higher costs for dry/green fodder and feed items such as maize, molasses, and oil cakes have squeezed margins.
Operational overheads such as escalating expenses for packaging materials, fuel, and cold-chain logistics contributed to the revision too.
Before the latest increase by Mother Dairy and Amul, Nandini Nandini had raised milk prices in Karnataka by Rs 8 per litrer.Â
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