In Karachi, dairy farmers have demanded an immediate increase of 50 rupees per kilogram in milk prices, raising fears that the price of milk in the country’s largest city may reach 270 rupees per kilogram.
While addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, leaders of the Dairy Farmers Association said that the devastation caused by floods has severely affected dairy farmers in Karachi.
The dairy farmers said that more than 1 million animals are present in various colonies of the city, and this industry supplies 5 million liters of milk to Karachi daily.
They said that the price of almost everything in the dairy farmer industry has increased by around 30 percent, and if prices continue to rise in this manner, there is a fear that the animals may die of hunger. Dairy farmers are suffering a daily loss of 3 billion rupees in terms of milk in Karachi.
Demanding an increase in milk prices, the dairy farmers said that an immediate increase of 50 rupees per liter of milk is unavoidable.
Dairy farmers have also announced that if a notification regarding the increase in milk prices is not issued by October 1, they will protest outside the Chief Minister’s House.
It is noteworthy that at present the price of milk in various shops in the city ranges from 200 to 220 rupees per kilogram, and with an increase of 50 rupees, this price could reach 270 rupees per kilogram.
