Karachi (HRNW) The negotiations between Dairy Farmers Association (DFA) and Commissioner Karachi ended resultless as the dairy farmers refuse to set the milk price at Rs170/litre. Milk is being sold at Rs180-200 in the metroplitan right now.
The last official rate list for milk was issued in December 2021, setting the milk price in the city at Rs120. Commissioner Karachi has offered the Dairy farmers to increase the official price to Rs170, however, the farmers have termed the per litre production cost as Rs200.
However, President DFA has said that the Commissioner has committed to announcing the new milk price by tomorrow.
Earlier on October 19, the dairy cattle farmers association threatened to increase prices after the district administration carried out operations against multiple retailers in Karachi.