# Karnataka Approves ₹8 Per Litre Milk Price Hike As Drought And Input Costs Squeeze Dairy Farmers - EDairy News India

> The Karnataka cabinet approved an ₹8 per litre increase on Nandini milk across all categories, effective November 1. Of the increase, ₹7 goes directly to farmers, lifting the base procurement price from ₹35 to ₹42 per litre, with ₹1 going to cooperative unions. The decision follows drought, fodder shortages and rising input costs.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T21:30:00.447Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73463-karnataka-approves-8-per-litre-milk-price-hike-as-drought-and-input-costs
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher farm-gate milk prices and fodder shortages in a major Indian dairy state tighten local feed demand and raise costs for dairy producers, supporting feed ingredient demand. The impact on global commodity prices is limited because the change is regional.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- in.edairynews.com: https://in.edairynews.com/karnataka-approves-%e2%82%b98-per-litre-milk-price-hike-as-drought-and-input-costs-squeeze-dairy-farmers/

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