Amid struggling economy, one of the leading milk suppliers – Mother Dairy – hiked cow milk price by Rs 2 to Rs 44 per litre in Delhi-NCR. The new rates will come into effect from Friday, September 6.
Half-litre (500 ml) pack of cow milk will now be sold for Rs 23 pack, while one-litre pack for Rs 44. Prices of other milk variants hasn’t been changed.
Mother Dairy supplies around 30 lakh litre milk, of which 8 lakh litre constitutes cow milk, in the Delhi-NCR region.
The company sells dairy products under the ‘Mother Dairy’ brand, edible oils under ‘Dhara’ brand, and fresh fruits & vegetables, frozen vegetables, pulses and honey under the ‘Safal’ brand.
In May this year, the company had hiked price of milk by Rs 2 per litre. In case of cow milk, there was no increase in one litre pack, but rate of half-litre pack was increased by Rs 1.
