Milk price up by ₹8, curd by ₹14 in Karnataka

Nandini stall in Bengaluru. According to the KMF, the price revision was done keeping in mind the interests of milk producing farmers as well as the prices of milk and curd offered by competing brands. | Photo credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN

The new milk and curd prices announced by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), effective from November 1, see the price of regular tinted milk sold in blue packaging going up by ₹8 per litre. For other types of milk, the hike is much higher. The price per liter of curd will increase by ₹14.

The price of homogenized cow’s milk rose by ₹8/litre, while that of homogenised toned milk rose by ₹9/litre.

The price of a liter of special toned milk and Shubham milk will increase by ₹12. The price of a 500 gram bag of curd will increase from ₹ 28 to ₹ 36 and for a one kg bag from ₹ 54 to ₹ 68.

According to the KMF, the price revision was done keeping in mind the interests of milk producing farmers as well as the prevailing market prices of milk and curd offered by competing brands.

VariantOld MRP (Per 1L)New MRP (Per 1L)Toned Milk ₹46₹54 Homogenized Toned Milk ₹47₹56 Homogenized Cow Milk ₹50₹58Special Toned Milk ₹52₹₹Shub42₹Shubham Milk₹64Shub42₹₹ ₹53 ₹65 Curd ₹54 ₹68

At present, Karnataka has around 26.89 million dairy farmers, out of which around 8.9 million farmers supply milk to cooperative societies every day. At present, an average of ₹ 28.60 crore per day is paid to milk producers to purchase milk.

“Due to inadequate and untimely rainfall this year, Karnataka is facing drought-like conditions, resulting in scarcity of water and green fodder. The state’s dairy farmers are incurring increased expenditure on cattle maintenance, veterinary care, medicines and fodder supply, making it increasingly difficult for them to sustain dairy farming. In view of these challenges, the milk producers of Karnataka have submitted an urgent representation to the Karnak milk producers. price,” stated KMF.

Hike ‘inevitable’, says CM

Speaking to the media on Saturday (October 31), Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended the price hike as “inevitable”. “The price of milk is much higher in our neighboring states. Milk production is also decreasing due to drought. If we did not increase the price, there was a risk that farmers would give the milk they produce to other dairies. So the increase was inevitable,” he said.

“Because of the drought, there is a shortage of green fodder and (the farmer) has to have money to protect his cows, even though milk production is going down. So we had to raise prices. It’s a way to protect the cows,” he added.

Published – 31 Oct 2026 13:06 IST