Prices of milk, dairy products, detergent and LPG cylinder increased

According to reports from NDTV India, Amar Ujala and News18, everything from milk, curd, ghee and butter to laundry detergent, soap, cigarettes and commercial gas cylinders has become expensive. Due to this inflation, a direct financial burden has fallen on the monthly household budgets of common consumers.

Fronting the retail inflation front and placing a major financial burden on the pockets of common consumers, after Mother Dairy, the country's leading dairy company Amul has also announced an increase in milk prices. This information was given by the company through an official statement issued on Wednesday. An increase of two rupees to four rupees per litre has been made by Amul in milk prices. This increase in prices will apply to Amul's various milk products and the new rates have come into effect from 12 November 2026.

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has blamed the rising prices of animal feed, packaging material and fuel for this price hike. The federation has stated that in times of rising input costs, this change will help in making payments to milk producers better. According to GCMMF, prices have been revised based on variants with different fat content. Amul had increased milk prices in May of the current year, and due to the continuously rising cost pressure since May, this second price revision has been made within six months.

The federation has clarified that the costs associated with raw milk production and its processing have surged rapidly. Environmental and monsoon conditions have also played a major role among the key factors affecting production costs during the year. Adverse environmental conditions have been created due to low and erratic rainfall in Gujarat as well as many parts of the country. In such difficult times, to give better value to its milk producers and provide them financial support, increasing milk prices for consumers had become inevitable.

According to the federation, a large portion of this increase made in consumer prices will go directly to the accounts of or to the milk-producing farmers. GCMMF's member unions have increased the purchase price for farmers by 4 to 5 percent in the past one year, and this new revision will continue to provide support to farmers in the future as well. With a major portion of the increase in retail rates reaching producers, they will be encouraged to increase milk production in the future.

Amul's cooperative structure is completely producer-centric. GCMMF has highlighted that 80 percent of the total revenue collected from consumers is directly returned to 36 lakh milk producers. Through this transparent system, it is ensured that the value addition taking place in the retail market reaches the rural economy and grass-root cattle rearers instead of middlemen.

According to the News18 report, the 4 to 5 percent increase in the prices of fresh pouch milk variants by Amul has been implemented across India from 12 November 2026. The price of Amul Taaza Toned Milk has been increased by two rupees per litre, while Amul Gold milk has become dearer by four rupees per litre. Along with this, the best-selling Amul Taaza Toned Milk will now be available at 61 rupees per litre and Amul Gold at 76 rupees per litre.

On the other hand, Mother Dairy has also increased the prices of its liquid milk variants by two rupees to four rupees per litre in the Delhi-NCR region on Wednesday, which became effective from 12 November. According to Mother Dairy's revised rates in Delhi-NCR, Toned milk is now selling at 60 rupees per litre, Full cream milk at 76 rupees per litre, Toned milk pouch at 62 rupees per litre, Double toned milk at 56 rupees per litre and Cow milk at 65 rupees per litre.

Apart from this, increases in the prices of other food items besides milk and curd, soap, detergent, cigarettes and commercial gas cylinders have also been recorded, which has increased the extent of inflation across the market.