Farmers reap big as milk prices hit record high

Small Scale Milk Farmers in Tetu, Nyeri county queue to deliver milk at a centre on August 1, 2019. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

Farmers earned a record average price equivalent to Sh42 per litre of milk sold in the formal market last year amid increased demand for the commodity, according to the latest Economic Survey.

The price jumped 26.5 percent from Sh33.2 per litre in 2020, boosting total earnings by a large margin.

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