New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Reports published on 4 November describe higher Amul butter and ghee prices, with GCMMF citing increased milk-production costs. Reports consistently place the revised 500-gram butter price at Rs.325, but differ over some ghee pack descriptions and the effective date. The federation should provide an unambiguous product-wise clarification.
Beyond the immediate price revision lies a question that cooperative dairy leadership should answer routinely.
The Dairy Times believes fair consumer prices and viable farmer incomes belong in the same discussion. A producer facing higher feed, veterinary and other costs cannot be expected to absorb every increase indefinitely.
But consumers are entitled to understand a price rise, ...