Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED) Sunday increased the price of milk by Rs 4 per litre, citing a rise in processing and transportation costs.
While prices of toned milk rose from Rs 50 to Rs 54 per litre, Premium milk climbed from Rs 54 to Rs 58. Gold Premium milk increased from Rs 56 to Rs 60 per litre. Gold Premium Plus, the top-tier variant, now costs Rs 64 per litre, up from Rs 60. Half-litre packets of the aforementioned categories saw a Rs 2 increase.
The state’s Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik said that the revised price took effect Sunday.
The minister said the price has been hiked keeping in view the increase in processing and transportation costs.
“Milk prices have not been revised for a long time. We will purchase milk at a higher price for the benefit of farmers. Compared to other branded companies, OMFED’s price is still considerably lower,” Mallik said, but assured people that there would be no compromise in the quality.
Meanwhile, OMFED has also enhanced the price of a litre of cow milk procured from farmers by Rs 1 to Rs 39.05. Similarly, farmers will now get Rs 1.60 per litre extra for selling buffalo milk to OMFED.
