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Prices of juices and dairy products to go up
ABU DHABI - Prices of canned or fresh juices, milk, yogurt and other dairy products will be hiked by up to 28 per cent this summer.
- PUBLISHED: Mon 19 Mar 2007, 9:18 AM UPDATED: Fri 13 Sept 2024, 10:57 AM
The new prices will come into effect on April 17.
A number of dairy companies have started informing supermarkets and groceries about their decision.
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The price of a three-litre pack of full cream milk will be increased to Dh15 from Dh13.50. A one-kg pack of natural yogurt, a popular dairy product in summer, will be costlier by a dirham, with the new price being Dh 6. However, the price of sweetened yogurt in 100-gram packs will remain unchanged.
The new price of a two-litre Laban pack will be raised to Dh10.50 from Dh9.
The prices of dairy products manufactured from camel milk, however, will remain unaffected, according to the decision taken by one of the leading dairy producers.
Orange juice will be the worst hit. A three-litre bottle of orange will cost Dh13.50, instead of Dh10.50, this summer.
“The cost of production as well as distribution has been rising steadily over the past few years and we tried our best to curb it as much as we could,” said a trader dealing in dairy products, justifying the move. He added that since dairy producers' objective is to provide high quality products to their customers, they have no option but to increase the prices.
