Amul milk prices have increased by ₹2 to ₹4 per litre in Gujarat from November 12, adding to household expenses and raising the cost base for tea, coffee, dairy products and food businesses, according to a report by Divya Bhaskar – Ahmedabad.
The increase comes at the start of the new year and festival season. The report states that the price of Amul Gold has risen by ₹4 per litre, while the overall increase across the reported Amul milk range is between ₹2 and ₹4 per litre. The report does not provide the revised retail price of every product variant.
The immediate impact will be felt by households that buy packaged milk regularly, as well as by hotels, restaurants, sweet shops and other businesses that use milk as an input. The higher cost of milk is expected to affect products such as paneer, cream and other dairy items. Traders cited in the report also said that sweets and other prepared food products could see some price changes in the coming days.
Harsh Pandit, owner of Gopi Dairy, attributed the increase to a shortage of green and dry fodder. He said inadequate or delayed rainfall had contributed to the shortage, increasing the cost pressures faced by dairy farmers and cattle keepers. According to the report, the price revision is intended to help provide better returns to producers and support their household expenses amid wider inflation.
Pandit also linked the change to higher costs for cattle-feed components, fuel and packaging materials. He said efforts by the government and administration to stop the production of duplicate milk had affected milk availability and processing costs in the market. These explanations were presented by Pandit and were not independently quantified in the report.
The increase shows how changes in the dairy supply chain can move quickly into urban household budgets. Milk is a daily-use product, while it is also a basic input for tea stalls, restaurants, sweet shops and packaged-food businesses. As a result, even a small per-litre increase can affect both direct consumption and the prices of products made from milk.
The report said the larger share of the increase would reach the families of more than 3.6 million milk-producing cattle keepers. It did not specify the precise amount that producers would receive from the revision or provide a product-wise price list.
The new prices are effective from November 12. Any further changes in the prices of sweets, paneer, cream or other dairy-based products will depend on how retailers and food businesses pass on the higher milk input cost.
