Cattle farmers announce hike milk prices to Rs 100 per litre

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Cattle Farmer’s Action Committee has announced a price hike of milk to Rs100 from February 1 across the city.

Addressing a press conference here, Action Committee’s Shaukat Ali Jatoi said owing to prevailing inflation in the country the cost of farming has increased, adding that therefore it is not possible for them to keep selling milk at low prices.

He further said the cattle association have decided that they will charge Rs100 wholesale rate from the retailers and dairies from February 1.

Jatoi further said the district administration to notify the new price pointing out the increase in the price of fuel, fodder and other expenditures as the compelling factors behind their decision.

On January 25 the district administration has strictly directed the Cattle Farmer’s owner to keep the rates unchanged at Rs.96 per liter to avoid facing action.

The additional deputy commissioner Liaquat Ali Kalhoro on Monday advised the dairies against buying milk from the local cattle pens if they force them to pay a rate higher than the government fixed rate.