Vadodara: After Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), Baroda District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited (BDCMPUL), popularly known as. Baroda DairyMilk prices have also increased.
GCMMF – Marketer of Amul Milk and milk products – had hiked the prices of all milk types by Rs 2 per liter with effect from March 1.
Baroda Dairy, which is a member union of GCMMF, had kept the decision pending. On Friday, the district dairy union also increased milk prices by Rs 2 per litre, a decision taken during the board meeting.
The increased milk prices will be applicable from Saturday morning. Unlike GCMMF, Baroda Dairy has not increased the milk prices of two milk variants – amul gold and amul Power – For retail consumers. This has increased the prices of Amul Gold’s milk in HoReCa- Hotel, Restaurant and Catering segment.
In June last year, the dairy had increased the price of milk.
In the HoReCa segment, the five-litre pouch of Amul Gold will cost Rs 300 instead of Rs 290, while the six-litre pouch of Amul Taza will cost Rs 273 instead of the current Rs 250.
Barodians were already paying Rs 60 a liter for Amul Gold, the price consumers in Ahmedabad and Saurashtra are paying after GCMMF hiked milk prices earlier this month.
“We have decided not to increase the price of Amul Gold and Shakti keeping in mind the interests of both consumers and milk producers,” said Baroda Dairy Vice President. GB Solanki,
Dairy, however, has not ruled out increasing the prices of both these variants if the fuel prices rise further. “The price of Amul Gold and Shakti of Baroda Dairy will be at par with GCMMF,” he said.
Dairy officials argued that the increase in the purchase price paid to farmers is high, as against the hike in milk prices to be paid by consumers.
Between 2018 and 2020, the price of Amul Gold increased by Rs 6 per liter – that is, 11.11%. “In the same time period, the purchase price which was Rs 600 per kg of fat has increased to Rs 700 per kg of fat, which is Rs 100 per kg of fat – 16.66%,” he said.
The hike in milk prices will result in an additional income of Rs 5 crore per year to the dairy, but the dairy has increased the price paid to farmers from Rs 675 to Rs 700 per kg fat – Rs 25 per kg fat. “This will put a burden of Rs 35 crore on the dairy.
The dairy currently sells 4.5 lakh liters of milk per day while its procurement is 6.75 lakh liters per day. At present, there are 1.35 lakh milk producers who pump milk in about 1,150 village level milk societies registered with the dairies.
GCMMF – Marketer of Amul Milk and milk products – had hiked the prices of all milk types by Rs 2 per liter with effect from March 1.
Baroda Dairy, which is a member union of GCMMF, had kept the decision pending. On Friday, the district dairy union also increased milk prices by Rs 2 per litre, a decision taken during the board meeting.
The increased milk prices will be applicable from Saturday morning. Unlike GCMMF, Baroda Dairy has not increased the milk prices of two milk variants – amul gold and amul Power – For retail consumers. This has increased the prices of Amul Gold’s milk in HoReCa- Hotel, Restaurant and Catering segment.
In June last year, the dairy had increased the price of milk.
In the HoReCa segment, the five-litre pouch of Amul Gold will cost Rs 300 instead of Rs 290, while the six-litre pouch of Amul Taza will cost Rs 273 instead of the current Rs 250.
Barodians were already paying Rs 60 a liter for Amul Gold, the price consumers in Ahmedabad and Saurashtra are paying after GCMMF hiked milk prices earlier this month.
“We have decided not to increase the price of Amul Gold and Shakti keeping in mind the interests of both consumers and milk producers,” said Baroda Dairy Vice President. GB Solanki,
Dairy, however, has not ruled out increasing the prices of both these variants if the fuel prices rise further. “The price of Amul Gold and Shakti of Baroda Dairy will be at par with GCMMF,” he said.
Dairy officials argued that the increase in the purchase price paid to farmers is high, as against the hike in milk prices to be paid by consumers.
Between 2018 and 2020, the price of Amul Gold increased by Rs 6 per liter – that is, 11.11%. “In the same time period, the purchase price which was Rs 600 per kg of fat has increased to Rs 700 per kg of fat, which is Rs 100 per kg of fat – 16.66%,” he said.
The hike in milk prices will result in an additional income of Rs 5 crore per year to the dairy, but the dairy has increased the price paid to farmers from Rs 675 to Rs 700 per kg fat – Rs 25 per kg fat. “This will put a burden of Rs 35 crore on the dairy.
The dairy currently sells 4.5 lakh liters of milk per day while its procurement is 6.75 lakh liters per day. At present, there are 1.35 lakh milk producers who pump milk in about 1,150 village level milk societies registered with the dairies.