Milk prices in Maharashtra will rise by Rs 4 per litre from November 16 after the Milk Producers and Processors Welfare Association approved a retail price revision for cow and buffalo milk at a meeting in Pune on November 13.
The association said the decision was taken at the Pune District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited, popularly known as Katraj Dairy, in Katraj. The meeting was chaired by association president Gopalrao Mhaske and was attended by around 50 representatives of major cooperative and private dairy organisations from across Maharashtra.
Under the revised pricing decision, both cow milk and buffalo milk will become Rs 4 per litre more expensive. Prices of other dairy products will also increase by up to 10 per cent. The revised rates are scheduled to come into effect on November 16, 2026.
The association attributed the increase to higher operating costs across the dairy supply chain. These include diesel prices, transportation charges, sugar prices, packaging material costs and labour expenses. It also cited higher procurement prices paid to milk producers as a factor adding to the financial pressure on processors and distributors.
According to the association, milk procurement prices could rise further in the coming months. Members said the retail revision was required to manage the increase in costs faced by milk processing and distribution businesses.
The decision places the latest increase within the wider chain connecting dairy farmers, collection centres, processors, transporters, retailers and household consumers. For cities such as Pune, where milk is distributed daily through cooperative networks, private dairies and retail outlets, changes in procurement and transport costs can affect prices across multiple points of sale.
Katraj Dairy chairman Arun Chambhare and association honorary secretary Prakash Kutwal were among those present at the meeting. The association did not provide a product-wise list of revised retail prices beyond the Rs 4 per litre increase for cow and buffalo milk and the increase of up to 10 per cent for dairy products.
Consumers will therefore need to check the revised rates applied by individual dairy brands and retailers from November 16. The association’s stated next step is implementation of the approved price revision across the affected milk and dairy product categories.
