Amul Gold, Mother Dairy, Shakti and Taaza milk to cost more, prices hiked by Rs 2 per litre

Prices of Amul Gold, Shakti, and Taaza milk brands were increased by Rs 2 per litre on Tuesday.

Anand/ New Delhi: The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its dairy products under the Amul brand, on Tuesday increased the prices of its Gold, Taaza and Shakti milk brands by Rs 2 per litre. The new prices will be effective from Wednesday, the GCMMF said in a statement.

"The GCMMF has decided to increase the milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in the markets of Ahmedabad and Saurashtra region in Gujarat, Delhi NCR,West Bengal, Mumbai and all other markets where Amul milk is sold," the Anand-headquartered federation said. In Ahmedabad and Saurashtra markets, now the price of 500 ml of Amul Gold will be Rs 31, Amul Taaza - Rs 25 and Amul Shakti- Rs 28, the statement said.

Meanwhile, Mother Dairy has also decided to increase milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in the Delhi-NCR with effect from Wednesday due to a rise in its procurement and other input costs. Full cream milk will cost Rs 61 per litre from Wednesday, up from Rs 59 per litre. (PTI)