Dairy farmers deliver milk to the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries, Eldoret depot. Photo: nation.co.ke The Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has blamed the rise in price of milk on dwindling supply to processors.
Kenyans will now be forced to part with more than Sh63 for a 500ml packet of milk.
Currently, a 500ml of Brookside whole milk is going for Sh63, Ilara fresh and KCC retailing at Sh60.
The price of sour milk has also gone up with 500ml KCC Mala retailing at Sh75, from Sh65 last month.
“Processors are currently operating below their installed capacity as the shortage of milk from farms, which has resulted from drought, increases the demand of the commodity, hence pushing up the price,” Kenya Dairy Board managing director Margaret Kibogy was quoted by the Daily Nation.
He, however, said they expect the prices to go down since the rains have begun.
“Most of our farmers are practicing free range system and they depend on rains for fodder. With the anticipated downpour, there will be an increase in grass cover and this will see an increase in production,” she said.