Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Karnataka Milk Unions Seek ₹8-10 Hike in Nandini Prices
Milk unions in Karnataka want Nandini milk prices to rise by ₹8 to ₹10 per litre.
They say farmers are spending more money to feed and care for cows.
A drought has also made fodder harder to find.
Crop losses have reduced some farmers’ incomes.
The unions say milk prices in Karnataka have not increased for about one and a half years.
They also face competition from private dairies that want to buy more milk.
The chief minister has asked officials to collect information before considering the request.
This information will include production costs, milk sales and prices in nearby states.
Karnataka’s cooperative milk unions requested an ₹8-10 per litre increase in Nandini procurement and retail prices.
A delegation submitted the demand to Chief Minister D K Shivakumar at Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday.
The unions cited higher costs for cattle feed, fodder, medicines and dairy maintenance.
They said drought, reduced fodder availability and crop losses have weakened farm incomes.
Toned milk procurement in Karnataka is ₹35 per litre, below the rates cited for four neighbouring states.
- Who
- Karnataka’s cooperative milk producers’ unions, represented by D K Suresh, submitted the demand to Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
- What
- The unions requested an ₹8-10 per litre increase in Nandini milk procurement and retail prices.
- When
- The delegation met the chief minister on Tuesday; the unions said prices have not been raised for one and a half years.
- Where
- The meeting took place at Vidhana Soudha in Karnataka.
- Why
- The unions cited higher cattle feed, fodder, medicine and maintenance costs, drought-related fodder shortages, reduced farm incomes and competition from private dairies.
- Requested increase
- ₹8-10 per litre in procurement and retail prices
- Current Karnataka procurement price
- ₹35 per litre for toned milk
- Andhra Pradesh procurement price
- ₹41.50 per litre
- Kerala procurement price
- ₹41.80 per litre
- Maharashtra procurement price
- ₹41 per litre
- Tamil Nadu procurement price
- ₹42.24 per litre
- Government response
- D K Shivakumar ordered data on feed costs, production, district sales and procurement, as well as neighbouring-state prices
