According to a report in Ahmedabad Mirror, the price of 500 milliliter (ml) packets of Amul Shakti, Amul Gold and Amul Taza has been increased by Re 1. The new rates of Amul milk will be effective from July 1, 2019. Amul milk will be costlier in New Delhi, Gujarat, Punjab and other states.
Rs 2 per liter to be increased for all brands
After the increase in prices, the cost of one liter packet of Amul Gold milk will be Rs 58. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) on Wednesday said that the prices of Amul milk will be increased by Rs 2 per liter across all brands from July 1.
Rs 2 Per Liter Hike Across India
RS Sodhi, managing director of GCMMF, which markets milk and dairy products under the Amul brand name, said the price hike is being done after almost a year and seven months, which was necessitated due to the rise in cost of production. . “Amul milk prices will be increased by Rs 2 per liter across India from tomorrow.
The new prices will be applicable to all Amul milk brands like Sona, Taza, Shakti, T-Special, as well as cow and buffalo milk. Besides this, the cost of packaging has increased by 30 to 40 percent, transportation cost by 30 percent and energy cost by 30 percent, due to which the cost of production has increased, he said.
Amul is India’s largest food products organization with an annual turnover of Rs 39,328 crore in 2020-21. The company said the Amul model of dairy development is a three-tier structure. Dairy cooperatives at the village level , under a milk union at the district level and a federation of member unions at the state level.
