Nandini milk prices hiked by ₹2 per litre in Karnataka. Check how much will a packet cost you now

The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) on Tuesday announced a hike in milk prices with effect from Wednesday (June 26). However, it also said it would be enhancing the quantity of milk in its half and one litre packets by 50 ml.

The hike in milk prices comes days after the Karnataka government increased the sales tax on fuel, causing the petrol prices to go up by ₹3 per litre and diesel by ₹3.5 per litre in the state.

In a statement, the KMF said the storage of milk in all district milk unions is increasing every day owing to the current harvest season. “The current storage is close to one crore litres.”

In this background, the KMF said, the price of each packet is being increased by ₹2 with an additional 50 ml of milk being given to the consumers only for each half liter (500ML) and one-litre (1000ML) packets.

Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Mahamandal (federation) is the second largest Mahamandal in the country in the dairy sector.

"KMF has been procuring and processing milk from more than 27 lakh dairy farmers of the state through its member milk unions for the past five decades and has been introducing a variety of superior quality milk and milk products under the brand name 'Nandini'," it stated.

How much will a packet of Nandini milk cost now?

A 500 ml toned milk packet of Nandini that costed ₹22 till today, will now cost ₹24 with the hiked price. However, the ₹24 packet will contain 550 ml of toned milk.

Similarly, the 1000 ml (1 litre) packet which was priced at ₹42 and will now be sold as 1,050 ml at ₹44.

Similarly, prices will go up for other categories of milk under Nandini brand from tomorrow.

‘Only price of extra milk being collected’ 

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said that compared to last year, milk production in the state has increased by 15% this time. 

“In previous years, the daily average production of 90 lakh litres by this time has increased to an average of 99 lakh litres. Thus, the extra milk produced should be purchased from the farmers."

Terming good intention as the cause of price hike, the CM said, "…with the good intention of not refusing to get milk from them for any reason, adding an extra 50 ml of milk to a one-litre milk packet, the price of this extra milk is only ₹2 being collected from the consumers. There will be no increase in the price of milk."