Milk to become dearer in Bangalore from December 15

Bangalore, Dec 11 (UNI) Milk will become dearer from December 15 with Bangalore Dairy announcing hike in Milk prices from Rs 13 to Rs 14 per litre, Karnataka Public Works Minister H D Revanna announced today.

Speaking to newsmen here, he said the hike was necessitated following an increase in prices of materials related to the milk production. However, prices of other products such as ghee and butter would remain unchanged, he added.

He said that the increased amount would be passed on to the farmers engaged in dairying. There was no hike on milk price in the last 33 months, he added.

He said Karnataka stood second in the country by producing 32 lakh litres of milk. Bangalore Dairy had a turnover of Rs 1700 crores, he added.

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