As a result of an impasse in negotiations with the city’s commissioner, Karachi’s Dairy & Cattle Farmers Association (DCFA) has refused to set milk rates at Rs. 170 per liter.
Details indicate that the last dairy pricing list, which set the price at Rs. 120 per liter, was published in December of last year.
The farmers, however, have been given permission by Commissioner Karachi to raise the price to Rs. 170/liter, which they have rejected because the going rate in the financial center is between Rs. 180 and 200 per liter.
Additionally, the Commissioner allegedly told them that they will announce new pricing within a day, according to DCFA President Shakri Gujjar.
The district authority had previously threatened to raise the rates due to a crackdown on several milk vendors for profiteering.
Given that the union was responsible for inflating milk prices in the city, Gujjar enquired of the authorities as to why they were undertaking an operation against the shops.
He asserted that the milk vendors in Karachi are being targeted by the city’s commissioners and assistant commissioners (ACs).
Details indicate that Commissioner Karachi gave the order to carry out the operations and close dairy stores that were charging more for milk. If the administration did not halt its actions against dairy merchants, the dairy cow farmers organization (DCFA) threatened to increase prices even more.
Given that the union, according to DCFA President Shakri Gujjar, increased prices, why is the government punishing retailers? Dairy merchants are being victimized by Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner Karachi, he continued.
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