Bangalore. Assembly elections are going to be held in Karnataka in the month of May. Just before this, a record reduction is being made in the supply of milk in the state. However, before the arrival of the new crop, the problem of rise in the prices of grains and its less availability was definitely being seen. But with the rise in temperature, suddenly there has been a shortage of milk. Due to this, the prices of milk have increased in an unconventional way. This increase has been done especially by the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (KMF) on full-cream milk sold under its ‘Nandini’ brand. The packet of milk has been reduced while the price has been kept the same as before.
According to the news published in the Indian Express, with the increase in temperature, the availability of milk is also decreasing. However, due to increase in temperature, no significant effect of any kind is being seen on the standing wheat crop. But there has definitely been a change in the prices of milk. This milk with 6% fat and 9% solid-not-fat or SNF, sold under the ‘Nandini’ brand of the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (KMF), cost consumers Rs 50 for the first one liter (1,000 ml) and Rs. 24 rupees had to be paid for half a liter (500 ml). Now there is no change in its price but its quantity has been reduced.
Consumers are now being given a pack of 900 ml for Rs 50 and 450 ml for Rs 24. In this way, the supply of milk has been done for the first time by reducing the size of the pack. However, before this, companies selling soaps, detergents, shampoos, biscuits or cold drinks have definitely done the work of reducing the size and selling them at the previous rates.
Industry sources say that before the assembly elections to be held in May this year, such a decision can leave a lot of impact. Dairy company KMF had increased the prices of all its types of milk by Rs 2 per liter on November 24 last year itself. Due to increase in temperature, due to shortage of milk and fat, the prices of full-cream milk have to increase. Because of this, the sale of ghee supplied outside Karnataka has also been stopped.
It is said that not only in Karnataka, but in the whole country, there has been a shortage in the supply of milk. Due to this, the consumer price index inflation has reached 9.65% year-on-year in the month of February. Although not that much in the case of cereals. The rise in milk inflation is believed to come ahead of the ‘low’ summer season, when production by livestock naturally falls. On the other hand, there is a possibility of a record rise in the demand for curd, lassi and ice cream during April-June. On the contrary, the new crop of wheat will start coming from the end of March.
