Overview

• Mother Dairy increased milk prices by ₹2 per litre on April 30, 2025, citing a ₹4–5 per litre rise in procurement costs due to early summer and heatwave conditions.
• Amul followed suit with a ₹2 per litre price hike effective May 1, 2025, impacting all milk variants including Gold, Taaza, and Slim & Trim.
• Both companies emphasized that the price increases represent a partial pass-through of costs to balance consumer affordability and farmer livelihoods.
• Mother Dairy sells approximately 35 lakh litres of milk daily in the Delhi-NCR region, while Amul redistributes 80% of its price hike revenue to its 36 lakh milk producers.
• The dairy sector's sequential price hikes highlight broader challenges from rising input costs and underscore the cooperative model's role in supporting farmers.