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Nandini Milk Price Hike:  The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has raised the pricing of its brand Nandini's milk and dairy products by Rs 4, marking the third rise since the Congress took power in Karnataka. This means that your milk and curd will now cost more.

Karnataka dairy farmers have called for a price increase of Rs 10 per litre, claiming that growing expenses have made it hard for them to make a living. However, following discussions, the government agreed to raise the price of Nandini milk and curd by Rs 4.

“Farmers had sought at least a Rs 10 hike per litre, but we had to balance consumer interests. Initially, we considered Rs 5, but the cabinet settled on Rs 4," Karnataka Animal Husbandry and Silk Production Minister K Venkatesh told News18.

“The price of maize, rice paddy, cotton seed, and mineral materials used for production has increased by 35-40 per cent and the management cost of dairy cattle has also increased significantly. These have been the reasons behind this hike," Venkatesh explained.

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Starting on April 1, the price of the following items will increase: pasteurised milk (green packet) will cost Rs 50 (up from Rs 46), toned milk (blue packet) will cost Rs 46 per litre (up from Rs 42), homogenised milk will cost Rs 47 (up from Rs 43), and Shubham special milk (orange packet) will cost Rs 54 (up from Rs 48). Curd will now cost Rs 54 per kg instead of Rs 50.

“There’s a Rs 14 gap between Karnataka and states like Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Farmers are struggling, and a solution must be found," said a senior KMF official.

This is the third price increase in less than two years. Nandini milk and curd prices increased in August 2023 and June 2024. The government originally tried a Rs 2 hike per packet while adding 50 ml to 500 ml and 1-litre packets in June 2024, when milk output had exceeded 1 crore litre per day.