Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited (OMFED) has increased the price of its packaged milk by Rs 4 per litre.
The price of ‘Premium’ and ‘Gold Premium’ milk variants rose to Rs 44 with the hike instead of Rs 40. Similarly, rate of ‘Toned’ milk variant increased to Rs 38 per litre from Rs 34.
Notably, the rate of OMFED milk had remained unchanged since December, 2014. Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Arun Sahoo had recently said that there was a demand for hike in the milk price from dairy farmers.
Despite OMFED hiking the prices, the Odisha government is still likely to make a decision that will suit both the consumers and the dairy farmers.
PNN