Nandini milk price hiked by ₹3 a litre
The Hindu
The entire hike will be passed on to farmers who are in distress due to attack of Lumpy Skin Disease and high input costs, KMF said
The cost of Nandini milk, marketed by Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), is set to increase by ₹3 a litre from Tuesday. While the current price is ₹37 per litre of toned milk, it will cost ₹40 per litre from Tuesday.
The announcement by KMF was made on Monday. The price hike comes at a time when dairy farmers have been facing heat of high input cost. The last hike of ₹2 came in February 2020. According to KMF, the entire ₹3 hike will be passed on to farmers who are in distress due to attack of Lumpy Skin Disease and high input costs.
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