# Milk price hike aimed at protecting farmers' interests: Minister Dr Sharanprakash Patil

> Karnataka minister Sharanprakash Patil said the Rs 8 per litre milk price increase supports dairy farmers facing drought and rising cattle feed costs. He added that the government will not gain financially from the hike.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T21:07:27.978Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69944-milk-price-hike-aimed-at-protecting-farmers-interests-minister-dr-sharanprakash
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Drought and higher cattle feed costs are squeezing Indian dairy farmers, which raises the risk of lower milk output. The effect on global feed commodity prices is limited.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-08-02 | [Is the Milk Margin Protection Program doing enough to help Vt. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5860-is-the-milk-margin-protection-program-doing-enough-to-help-vt-farmers.md) | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| MILK | 2018-01-24 | [Weekly Digest: California producers seek emergency hearing, milk price hike -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67124-weekly-digest-california-producers-seek-emergency-hearing-milk-price-hike-ag.md) | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| MILK | 2022-10-01 | [Milk mystery: As prices soar, dairy farmers plead poverty  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5117-milk-mystery-as-prices-soar-dairy-farmers-plead-poverty-globalnews-ca.md) | +11.4% | +10.0% |
| MILK | 2021-05-06 | [Dairy farmer groups propose  Class III Plus for better milk pricing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47240-dairy-farmer-groups-propose-class-iii-plus-for-better-milk-pricing.md) | -0.4% | -9.6% |
| MILK | 2023-11-29 | [Milk Price Differentials Long Overdue for an Update \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33313-milk-price-differentials-long-overdue-for-an-update-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -4.7% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- newspointapp.com: https://www.newspointapp.com/english/city/milk-price-hike-aimed-at-protecting-farmers-interests-minister-dr-sharanprakash-patil-udayavani/articleshow/1450482006a3a38fe4664ffb1a60f386a5e07e6f

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