Karnataka Milk Federation raises ghee butter and paneer prices by up to 25%
· Business · The Hindu, News18
The Karnataka Milk Federation's Bangalore Urban Rural and Ramanagara District Co-Operative Milk Producers Societies Union Limited (BAMUL) has increased prices of ghee butter and paneer across Karnataka effective November 5 2026. A one-litre ghee sachet now costs ₹850 up from ₹715 while a 15-litre tin rises to ₹14,000 from ₹11,625. Butter prices jump sharply with a 100-gram blister pack moving to ₹900 from ₹600 and a 500-gram salted pack to ₹380 from ₹310. Paneer sees smaller increases with a 200-gram pack at ₹115 from ₹96 and a one-kilogram pack at ₹485 from ₹480. The federation last raised prices in July 2026 by 10%.
Why it matters
Hotel and restaurant operators in Karnataka face an estimated 25% cumulative cost increase across milk curd ghee butter and paneer squeezing margins and likely pushing up menu prices for consumers.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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