# Karnataka milk price hike justified by rising cost of production: D.K. Suresh

> Bengaluru Milk Union president D.K. Suresh defended Karnataka's recent increases in retail milk and curd prices, saying they were needed to protect dairy farmers' earnings. He said farmers now receive ₹42 per litre for milk plus a ₹5 incentive, while costs have risen sharply for oil cake, bran, maize and soybean cake, and green fodder is in short supply.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T09:08:25.881Z
- Category: market · region Karnataka, India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85775-karnataka-milk-price-hike-justified-by-rising-cost-of-production-d-k-suresh
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher procurement prices are intended to offset rising feed and fodder costs and reduce the risk that farmers leave dairying. The reported increases in maize and oilcake costs indicate tighter feed demand and could support prices for CORN and SBM in the affected market.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-milk-price-hike-justified-by-rising-cost-of-production-dk-suresh/article71675606.ece

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