World dairying: 12,000-cow dairy farm in Mexico grapples with challenge of cheap food imports

The issue of cheap food imports is one of the major issues facing a large dairy farming business in Mexico

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Cows are milked by three rotary parlours at the Proan dairy farm in Mexico
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Cows are milked by three rotary parlours at the Proan dairy farm in Mexico

A common concern among farmers around the world is the importation of cheaper milk products that threaten the livelihood of farmers. And this is one of the major issues affecting farmers in Mexico,...

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