Just about a month after the Odisha Milk Federation (Omfed) hiked the price of milk by Rs two a litre, milk-product traders dealing with cheese, paneer and raw khua have decided to increase the price of their products.
At an executive body meeting here on Monday, the Cuttack milk-product traders have decided to increase the price of cheese by Rs 10 a kg, paneer by Rs 15 a kg and khua by Rs 20 a kg, from January 26.
“Cheese would now be sold at Rs 145 a kg, paneer at Rs 180 a kg and khua at Rs 190 a kg from January 26,” said Traders’ association general secretary Pradeep Behera.
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He said in view of the recent increase in price of milk by the government-run Federation, we were left with no choice but to follow suit.
The price hike of milk products from next week would also have a cascading effect as sweet and confectionary makers will be forced to revise the rates.