Tamil Nadu's Aavin hikes dairy product prices, 1st increase under Vijay govt

The price of a 100-ml pack of ghee has been increased from Rs 80 to Rs 95, while the 200-ml pack will now cost Rs 180, up from Rs 160.

In Short

• Aavin raises prices of ghee, butter, curd, sweets
• 100-ml ghee pack price up from Rs 80 to Rs 95
• 100-gram butter pack price increased to Rs 70

Tamil Nadu’s state-owned dairy cooperative, Aavin, has announced a hike in the prices of ghee, butter, curd, milk-based sweets, lassi and cookies, making the products costlier ahead of Diwali.

The price hike is the first by the cooperative body under Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's TVK-led government. The price of a 100-ml pack of ghee has been increased from Rs 80 to Rs 95, while the 200-ml pack will now cost Rs 180, up from Rs 160.

Butter prices have also been raised, with a 100-gram pack now costing Rs 70 instead of Rs 60. The revised prices shall come into effect from Wednesday, October 28, Aavin said in an official release.

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