Amul hikes milk prices by ₹2 per litre across India due to rising input costs, effective May 14

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, on Wednesday increased milk prices by ₹2 per litre across the country, with the revised rates coming into effect from May 14. The company cited rising input costs as the reason for the hike.

The increase in milk prices is expected to add pressure on food inflation and affect the budgets of middle-class households.

The last price increase was effected on May 1, 2025.

The increase translates to about 2.5-3.5 per cent per litre, which is lower than the average food inflation, it added.

“The price hike is being done due to an increase in the overall cost of operation and production of milk. There is a substantial increase in the cost of cattle feed, milk packaging film and fuel during the year,” GCMMF said.

The cooperative said its member unions have also increased farmers' procurement price by ₹30 per kg of fat, which is a 3.7 per cent increase over May 2025.