{
  "id": 19514460,
  "title": "Amul Milk Price Increase Hits Household Budgets As Dairy Giant Cites Rising Production Costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/amul-milk-price-increase-hits-household-budgets-as-dairy-giant-cites",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:52:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/amul-milk-price-increase-hits-household-budgets-as-dairy-giant-cites-rising-production-costs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), commonly known as Amul, announced on November 12 that it will raise the price of fresh pouch milk by 4 to 5 percent. This increase will affect the brand's most popular milk variants, including Amul Taaza and Amul Gold. The price hike is primarily due to rising production costs, including higher costs for feed, packaging, and fuel, as well as the impact of erratic rainfall on agricultural output. The federation emphasized that this price increase is necessary to maintain fair compensation for milk producers and ensure the sustainability of the cooperative system, which has already raised farmer procurement rates by 4 to 5 percent over the past year.",
  "summary": "New Delhi [India], November 11: The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the apex dairy body that markets milk and milk products under the brand name Amul, is set to increase the retail prices of fresh pouch milk by approximately 4 to 5 per cent across major variants in India, with the revision coming into effect from November 12. According to Amul, the price revision impacts…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}