(File photo)The Board of Kolhapur District Co-Operative Milk Producers Union, which owns the largest selling milk brand Gokul, on Saturday announced a hike in the procurement price for buffalo milk by Rs 2 per litre and cow milk by Re 1 per litre from July 11. “As assured during the election to the Kolhapur District Co-Operative Milk Producers Union, we have decided to increase the procurement price for buffalo milk by Rs 2 per litre and cow milk by Re 1 per litre. Except for Kolhapur, Sangli and Konkan division, there will be rise in the selling price of the milk as well,” said Satej Patil. The hike in procurement price was necessitated following a drop in milk rates during the pandemic, resulting in lowerer income of dairy farmers. Across the state, the average procurement price of milk came down from Rs 25 to 30 per litre earlier to Rs 15 to Rs 17 per litre during the lockdown.

Source: Indian Express July 10, 2021 09:34 UTC