Ludhiana, Oct. 29 -- (Blurb) Tajpur Road Dairy Association also mulling similar move, says president

With the festive season driving up demand for milk and dairy products, consumers in Ludhiana are set to face another price hike as the Haibowal Dairy Association has announced a Rs.5-per-litre increase from November 1. The latest revision will take the cumulative increase in milk prices this year to Rs.10 per litre.

Paramjeet Singh, chairman of the Haibowal Dairy Association, attributed the hike to rising input costs, including cattle feed, fodder, labour and fuel, which he said had squeezed dairy farmers' margins. "A bag of cattle feed that cost around Rs.2,500 a few months ago now costs Rs.3,500. Fodder prices have risen from around Rs...