The All Karachi Milk Retailers Welfare Association has decided to closesale points across Karachi indefinitely, starting Monday. They aredemanding a price hike and have given the local administration 72 hours torespond. The retailers protested at Karachi Press Club, seeking higher milkprices due to purchasing from dairy farmers at elevated rates.
With almost 15,000 shop owners ready to stop buying milk from farmers, theretailers are facing challenges selling at current prices. Dairy farmerssell at Rs214 to Rs218 per litre, leaving only a Rs20 margin for shopowners.
In June, Karachi Dairy and Cattle Farmers Association raised milk pricesby Rs20 per litre. Currently, milk sells at Rs210 to Rs230 per litre inKarachi, above the official Rs180 rate. Recent orders to seal shops sellingabove approved prices reflect growing tensions.
