Milk to cost Rs 4 more a litre in Maharashtra from November 16, dairy products up to 10% dearer

Milk buyers in Maharashtra will have to pay more from Monday, November 16. The Dugdh Utpadak va Prakriyadar Kalyan Sangh, an association of milk producers and processors, has decided to raise the retail price of both cow and buffalo milk by Rs 4 a litre.

The association has also decided to raise the prices of dairy products by up to 10 per cent. The decision was taken at a meeting of its members on Friday, November 13, at the Pune District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Ltd (Katraj Dairy) in Katraj, Pune.

The meeting was chaired by the association's president, Gopalrao Mhaske. Members reviewed the rising costs in the dairy industry and approved the change in prices.

According to the association, higher diesel prices, transport costs, sugar prices, packaging material costs and wages have put an additional financial burden on businesses that process and sell milk. The procurement prices paid to milk producers have also gone up, raising the cost of doing business further.

The association also said procurement prices for milk could rise further in the coming months. Considering these factors, members decided to change retail milk prices to manage the rising costs.

Katraj Dairy chairman Arun Chambhare, the association's honorary secretary Prakash Kutwal and about 50 representatives of large co-operative and private dairy organisations from across Maharashtra attended the meeting.

The key points are as follows: cow milk will cost Rs 4 more a litre. Buffalo milk will also cost Rs 4 more a litre. Dairy product prices will go up by up to 10 per cent. The new prices will come into effect from November 16, 2026.