Amul increases ghee and butter prices before Diwali

According to Capital Kranti's report, ghee and butter prices have been increased by Amul, the country's largest cooperative dairy producer union, ahead of the Diwali festival. This price hike has been implemented by Amul on 4 November 2026, wherein the prices of ghee and butter have been hiked by ₹३ to प०.

According to available information, the price of a one-kilogram packet of Amul ghee has been increased from ₹६३० to ₹६८०, which shows a direct increase of प० rupees. Apart from this, the price of a 100-gram packet of butter has increased from ₹६३ to ₹६६, while with an increase of ₹१५ in the price of a 500-gram butter packet, it has reached from ₹३१० to ₹३२५.

Behind this price hike is the action taken against fake ghee in Gujarat and Rajasthan, which has caused a major increase in market demand. At the same time, a shortage has been created due to inadequate supply of Amul cow ghee in the market. Since Amul cow ghee is not easily available in some cities, consumers are facing inflation and shortage of goods even before Diwali.

Due to this new price hike, the benefits and effects received by consumers from the GST reduction in September 2025 have now been negated. In September 2025, the GST on dairy products was reduced from 12 percent to 5 percent, following which Amul had reduced the prices of about 700 of its dairy products. At that time, due to the reduction in GST, the price of Amul's one-liter ghee carton had decreased from ₹६५० to ₹६१०.

Similarly, after the GST reduction of September 2025, the price of 5 liters of ghee had decreased from ₹३,२७५ to ₹३,०७५, the price of a 100-gram butter packet had come down from ₹६२ to ₹५८, and the price of half a kilogram of ghee had come down from ₹३०५ to ₹२८५. Now, following all these reliefs, the recent price hike made by Amul has once again increased the financial burden on consumers.