Amul milk price goes up

Correspondents,Anand/New Delhi

The Amul milks will become costlier by Rs 2 per liter in Delhi and NCR from tomorrow while a similar hike in prices in Gujarat would take place from a day after i e June 4 .

MD of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) which owns the brand Amul, Mr R S Sodhi today said that the half liter pouches of Amul Diamond, Gold, Slim & Trim which cost Rs 25, 24 and 17 respectively would become costlier by a rupee from tomorrow in Delhi and in Gujarat the day after. Their new prices would be Rs 26, 25, 20 and 17 respectively.

He said that the half liter pouch of cow milk would cost Rs 22 instead of Rs 20.

He said that though there was a slight price difference for Taza brand in Gujarat and Delhi but the hike for the milk would be the same at both the places.

Mr Sodhi said that it would first increase in the milk prices in Delhi after almost 25 months (last hike in May 2014).

‘The cost of production has increased by 20 % while the inflation during the period stood at 12 % while our price hike is only around 4 percent,’ the MD said justifying the increase.

He said that cost of other dairy products of brand Amul would remain the same.

– DeshGujarat