# Maharashtra milk prices up Rs 2 per litre from August 11 2026-08-09T05:24:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Milk prices in Maharashtra will rise by Rs 2 per litre for both cow and buffalo milk from August 11. The Milk Producers and Processors Welfare Association approved the hike, citing higher costs of diesel (up Rs 10 per litre), packaging (up 30 per cent) and procurement. Dairy product prices may go up by up to 10 per cent. On the same day, the government told Parliament it has no proposal to introduce a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for milk, saying rates are set by cooperatives and private dairies based on market conditions. Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh listed dairy infrastructure built by March 2026: 36,283 new village-level societies, 168 lakh litres per day of chilling capacity, and 76,748 quality-testing devices. India's milk output rose to 248 million metric tonnes in 2024-25, a 69 per cent increase from 146 MMT a decade ago. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com - indiatvnews.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: consumer prices, dairy, government policy, Maharashtra, milk price hike, MSP Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/maharashtra-milk-prices-up-rs-2-per-litre-from-august-11/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/maharashtra-milk-prices-up-rs-2-per-litre-from-august-11/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.