Inflation: Price of milk increases by Rs 2

Ahmedabad, Dist. December 14, 2019, Saturday

An increase in the price of milk has been an added burden to the people of Gujarat who are crushing under the burden of inflation. Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation is offering Rs. Increased by two. This price hike will be implemented from December 15th. The price hike has been taken in view of the 35 per cent increase in the price of livestock and other materials.

Price per liter of Amul gold has been increased by Rs 2 and price per liter of Amul fresh has been increased by Rs 2. However, there has been no increase in the price of priceless power. While the price per liter of Amul Tea Special has been increased by Rs. 1 and Amal Koumilk by Rs.

A few days ago, Sultan's Sumul Dairy was expecting an increase in the price of Amul milk compared to the increase in milk prices. A few days ago, the price of yogurt was Rs. 55 was raised to Rs 60. These too were pointing to the coming up of milk prices.

Apart from Gujarat, this price hike will be implemented in Mumbai, Maharashtra, NCR and West Bengal. The Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation said in a press release that the hike in the price of Amul's milk was fixed by Rs.

The price hike will be effective from tomorrow, the price per liter of Amul Gold is Rs. 54 has been increased to Rs.56. Price of 500 ml pouch of Amul fresh is Rs. 22 is born. However, the price per liter of Amul Shakti has been retained at the level of Rs.50.

The press release states that Amul has increased the price of milk per liter for the second time in the last three years. In the last three years, the price per liter of milk was just Rs. 4 has been increased. The increase was reported to be less than three percent. Inflation rate has increased more than the rise in milk prices.

Livestock prices have been forced to increase by 35% this year as compared to last year. Livestock prices have increased the cost of producing milk.

The prices of milk paid to farmers by milk unions have been increased from Rs. 100 to Rs. 110 per kilogram this year. Milk unions have also increased the cost of milk acquisition. The cost behind milk acquisition has been increased by 15% in one year.

As a result, the income of 36 lakh farmers and livestock farmers has increased in Gujarat.