{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/mother-dairy-milk-price-hike","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/mother-dairy-milk-price-hike.md","title":"Mother Dairy Raises Milk Prices by Rs 2-4 per Litre","headline":"Mother Dairy Raises Milk Prices by Rs 2-4 per Litre, Effective November 12","description":"Mother Dairy raised milk prices by Rs 2-4 per litre from November 12, citing higher farmer procurement costs.","section":"Business","published_at":"2026-11-11T06:10:50+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-11T06:10:50+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Mother Dairy raised consumer prices of its liquid milk variants by Rs 2-4 per litre, effective November 12.","Toned milk sold in bulk in Delhi-NCR rose to Rs 60 per litre from Rs 58, and full cream milk in pouches to Rs 76 from Rs 72.","Mother Dairy passes 75-80% of its milk sales realisation to farmers and sells more than 50 lakh litres daily.","Mother Dairy reported 17% turnover growth to Rs 20,300 crore last fiscal year."],"companies":[{"name":"Mother Dairy","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003yak/mother-dairy","website":"http://www.motherdairy.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"NDTV Profit","title":"Milk Gets Costlier: Mother Dairy Hikes Rates By Rs 2-4 Per Litre","url":"https://www.ndtvprofit.com/india/milk-get-costlier-mother-dairy-hikes-rates-by-rs-2-4-per-litre-12311245"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Business","Mother Dairy"],"body_markdown":"[Mother Dairy](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003yak/mother-dairy) has raised the consumer prices of its liquid milk variants by Rs 2-4 per litre, effective November 12, citing rising input costs. [NDTV Profit](https://www.ndtvprofit.com/india/milk-get-costlier-mother-dairy-hikes-rates-by-rs-2-4-per-litre-12311245) reported the increase, which follows the company's previous revision on May 14, 2026. Mother Dairy is the largest milk supplier in Delhi-NCR and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board.\n\n## Mother Dairy's Rs 2-4 Per Litre Revision\n\nAccording to the report, procurement prices paid to farmers have risen, prompting the company to pass part of the higher input cost to consumers. Mother Dairy passes on 75-80% of its milk sales realisation to farmers. The company did not issue a comment on the revision.\n\nIn Delhi-NCR, toned milk sold in bulk has been raised to Rs 60 per litre from Rs 58. Full cream milk in pouches will now cost Rs 76 per litre, up from Rs 72, while pouched toned milk rises to Rs 62 from Rs 60. Double toned milk is priced at Rs 56 per litre against Rs 54, and cow milk at Rs 65 against Rs 62.\n\nMother Dairy sells around 35 lakh litres of milk per day in Delhi-NCR through its own outlets, general trade and e-commerce platforms, and more than 50 lakh litres daily overall. The company achieved 17% growth in turnover to Rs 20,300 crore last fiscal year on improved demand for its milk products and cooking oils.\n\n## Mother Dairy's Scale in Dairy and Beyond\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Mother Dairy's dairy vertical contributed more than Rs 15,000 crore to total turnover in FY26, and the company has set a target of Rs 24,000 crore for FY27. The same records show volume growth of over 30% in its fresh dairy and ice cream portfolio during Q2 2026. Mother Dairy was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Noida.\n\n## Earlier Mother Dairy Moves\n\nIn September 2026, Mother Dairy set up its first butter chiplet manufacturing line in Junagadh, Gujarat, with an annual capacity of 550 tonnes, BusinessLine reported. The single-serve 10-gram format will be supplied nationally from the facility.\n\nIn June 2026, Mother Dairy unveiled India's first naturally degradable milk pouch, rolled out through its cow milk variant in Delhi-NCR from June 5, ET NOW reported. The same month, Business Today reported that Mother Dairy expects 5% volume growth in FY27 and is expanding beyond Delhi-NCR into Mumbai, Hyderabad, Rajasthan and Bihar.\n\n## What Comes After the Price Revision\n\nThe revised prices took effect on November 12. Mother Dairy's prior revision was on May 14, 2026, and before that in April 2025.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}