Milk Price (Fat + SNF) & What Your Milk Is Worth

Most dairies pay on a two-axis formula that rewards both fat and SNF. Price per litre = fat % × fat rate + SNF % × SNF rate, where each rate is money paid per 1% per litre. So richer milk — higher fat and higher solids-not-fat — earns more per litre. This tool applies your society's rates to your fat and SNF readings.

SNF is everything dissolved or suspended in milk other than fat and water — proteins, lactose and minerals. Along with fat it makes up the total solids that give milk its nutritional and processing value. Buyers pay for SNF because it determines yields of products like paneer, khoa and milk powder, so a higher SNF lifts your price.

Because the price formula is built on quality, not just volume. A litre with 6% fat and 9% SNF is worth more than a litre at 4% fat and 8% SNF, even though both are one litre. Two-axis pricing pays you for the value you actually deliver, which is why improving fat and SNF directly raises your income per litre.

They are the amounts your dairy pays per 1% of fat and per 1% of SNF, per litre. Each society or buyer sets its own rate chart, and the two rates are usually different. Enter the exact figures from your society's chart — even small per-% differences between buyers add up noticeably over a month of daily deliveries.

Better feeding is the main lever: a balanced ration, adequate energy and protein, good-quality fodder, and bypass fat supplements can lift fat, while overall nutrition and animal health support SNF. Clean, prompt handling and proper milking also protect quality. Breed and stage of lactation matter too, but feeding is what you control day to day.

The tool splits your price per litre into the part earned from fat (fat % × fat rate) and the part earned from SNF (SNF % × SNF rate). Seeing the two components separately shows where your value comes from and which one has more room to improve given your animals and your society's rate chart.

Daily value is price per litre × your daily litres, and monthly value is the daily value across the number of days you supply. This turns a per-litre figure into the income that actually matters for planning — and shows how a small lift in fat or SNF, or in litres, compounds over a whole month.

Yes. The formula is the same; only the typical fat and SNF levels differ — buffalo milk is generally higher in both than cow milk, which is why it usually fetches a higher price per litre. Enter your actual readings and your society's rates and the calculator handles either, in any of 8 currencies.

Because rates vary between societies, seasons and even private versus cooperative buyers, and the per-% rates are what drive your payment. A buyer that pays a little more per % of fat or SNF can be worth switching to, or worth pushing your quality for. Always price against the actual chart you're paid on, not a generic rate.

Yes — choose from 8 currencies and enter your rates and litres in that currency. The fat + SNF formula is currency-neutral, so the price per litre and the daily and monthly value all come out in your chosen currency for easy local planning.