{"id":95119,"date":"2026-06-02T00:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=95119"},"modified":"2026-06-02T00:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:51:50","slug":"jk-dairy-farmers-association-announces-rs-5-per-litre-milk-price-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/jk-dairy-farmers-association-announces-rs-5-per-litre-milk-price-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"JK Dairy Farmers Association announces Rs 5 per litre milk price hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Jammu, Jun 1: Marking the observance of World Milk Day, the Jammu and Kashmir Dairy Farmers Association has announced a revision in the retail price of milk across Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the association, the retail price of milk has been increased by Rs 5 per litre with effect from June 1, 2026. The decision was taken following a comprehensive review of rising costs associated with milk procurement, cattle feed, fodder, transportation, veterinary care, packaging materials, fuel, gas and other operational expenses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the occasion, Sandeep Singh Chib said World Milk Day provides an opportunity to recognize the invaluable contribution of dairy farmers who work tirelessly to ensure a steady supply of nutritious milk. He stated that the price revision would help strengthen the dairy value chain and support sustainable milk production.<\/p>\n<p>Chib also appealed to milk producers to sell milk to vendors at an additional Rs 5 per litre\/kg compared to the previous rate, ensuring that the benefits of the revision reach dairy farmers as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming its commitment to providing safe, hygienic and high-quality milk to consumers, the association said the revised pricing would help safeguard the interests of thousands of dairy farmers while ensuring long-term sustainability of the dairy sector.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The JKDFA also expressed gratitude to Smita Sethi for issuing a prohibitory order against loose paneer consignments imported from neighbouring states and transported or stored under unsanitary and non-refrigerated conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Chib, along with the association\u2019s core team, said the measure would help protect consumer health and promote food safety standards across the Union Territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu, Jun 1: Marking the observance of World Milk Day, the Jammu and Kashmir Dairy Farmers Association has announced a revision in the retail price of milk across Jammu and Kashmir. According to the association, the retail price of milk has been increased by Rs 5 per litre with effect from June 1, 2026. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95121,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95119\/revisions\/95121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}