Milk prices across the country are on the rise. This follows a persistent dry season that seen the cost of milk production rise steadily.
The price of milk across all the brands has registered an increase of between Sh3 and Sh5 depending on the variety.
A 500ml long life milk packet that has been selling at Sh50 is now going at Sh55 while fresh milk that used to retail at Sh43 is now selling at Sh48 across all the major supermarkets.
“The current weather has seen a drop in milk supplies of between 20 to 30 per cent and it will only be good that we increase the price to farmers to cushion their earnings,” New KCC managing director Nixon Sigey said.
On average, different brands of animal feeds have gone up by between Sh50 and Sh70 for a 70 kilo pack depending on the manufacturer.
Processors have been wooing farmers by offering incentives to maintain their milk intake at a time factories are faced with stiff competition from informal players like vendors, who control a huge portion of the raw milk market.
According to Kenya Dairy Board, the formal market controls 30 per cent of the total milk production while the informal one commands the balance 70 per cent.
