The GCMMF said nearly 80 paise of every rupee paid by consumers for milk and milk products is passed on to milk producers. File
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Amul and Mother Dairy — India’s largest dairy product retailers — on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) hiked milk prices by ₹2 per litre, intensifying inflationary pressures already fuelled by the war and squeezing household budgets.
The increase, the second by the two dairy cooperatives in 13 months, is expected to prompt similar hikes by regional dairy companies.
According to the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the price of milk has been hiked by ₹2 per litre across India, effective May 14, due to rising input costs. This translates to an increase of around 2.5% to 3.5%, which it said remains lower than the average food inflation rate. The GCMMF noted that this is the first hike in Amul milk prices since May 2025.
The cooperative attributed the increase to rising operational and production costs, including higher expenses on cattle feed, milk packaging film and fuel.
It also stated that member unions have increased the procurement price paid to farmers by ₹30 per kg fat, marking a 3.7% rise compared to May 2025.
The GCMMF said nearly 80 paise of every rupee paid by consumers for milk and milk products is passed on to milk producers. The federation said the latest revision is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices for dairy farmers and encouraging higher milk production.
The revised maximum retail prices (MRPs) for major Amul milk variants in Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Saurashtra and Kutch regions, will be released separately.
Separately, Mother Dairy said it has revised the consumer prices of its liquid milk variants by ₹2 per litre, effective Thursday (May 14).
Mother Dairy said: “The revision has been necessitated in view of the sustained increase in farmer procurement prices, of around 6% over the past one year, despite continued efforts to limit the impact on consumers”.
It further said that this price revision represents only a partial pass-through of increased costs and is aimed at “maintaining a fair balance between farmer welfare and consumer interests”.
Mother Dairy said the prices of toned milk (bulk vended) have been increased to ₹58 per litre from ₹56 per litre. Full cream milk (pouched) will cost ₹72 per litre.
With PTI inputs
Published – May 13, 2026 07:34 pm IST
