India, Nov. 14 -- Milk prices in Pune will increase by Rs.4 per litre from November 16 following a decision taken at a meeting of milk producers and dairy operators at Katraj Dairy on Friday. The meeting also decided to hike the prices of dairy products by up to 10%, citing rising procurement, transportation and operational costs.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Gopalrao Ramchandra Mhaske, chairman, Milk Producers and Processing Business Welfare Association. The price revision will apply to both cow and buffalo milk.

Dairy operators said rising milk procurement, transportation, sugar, packaging and manpower costs had increased the financial burden on the sector, necessitating a revision in selling prices. The hike, they s...