Milk rises by Rs 2 per litre

MANGALORE: From today, you'll have to pay Rs 2 more per litre for Nandini milk. The state government permitted Karnataka Milk Federation to increase the price following a steep increase in production cost and sharp decline in procurement by cooperative milk unions across the state.

The hike will enable unions pay a better remunerative price to dairy farmers across the state.

The price of milk and milk products, including those sold by Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Union Ltd, will go up. The price of 500 ml of toned milk will be Rs 11 instead of Rs 10 and Rs 22 per litre. Homogenised milk will now be priced at Rs 12 per 500 ml and Rs 24 per litre. Six litres of homogenized cow milk has been revised to Rs 144, and Shubham milk Rs 13.50 per 500 ml.

Customers now have to shell out Rs 7 for 200 gm of curds, Rs 14 for 500 gm, and Rs 162 for a 6kg jumbo pack. Masala butter milk will henceforth cost Rs 6 for 200 ml, sweet lassi Rs 8 per 200 ml. The old rates will continue to be printed on milk sachets till such time that KMF and milk unions have stocks.