Industry fears latest supermarket price wars will devalue food over long-term

Farmers must not be forced to pay the price for retailers waging a cost-cutting war, industry leaders have warned.

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Industry fears latest supermarket price wars will devalue food over long-term

Farmers must not be forced to pay the price for retailers waging a cost-cutting war, industry leaders have warned. By Jane Thynne, Alex Black and Ewan Pate Jack Ward, chief executive of the British...

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