Low milk prices puts retailers at risk of losing farmers

Supermarkets which continue to offer low milk prices to farmers in the current market are at risk of losing their suppliers, industry leaders have warned.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Low milk prices puts retailers at risk of losing farmers

Supermarkets which continue to offer low milk prices to farmers in the current market are at risk of losing their suppliers, industry leaders have warned. NFU dairy board chair Michael Oakes sounded...

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