Pensworth to withhold 75 per cent of milk payments due to Covid-19 outbreak

The dairy processor has blamed the spreading virus and subsequent school closure for the decline in sales and has outlined its plans to pay just 25 per cent of the milk price to farmers for March and April.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Pensworth to withhold 75 per cent of milk payments due to Covid-19 outbreak

Pensworth Dairy has blamed the spreading coronavirus and subsequent school closures for a decline in milk sales and has outlined its plans to pay just 25 per cent of the milk price to farmers for March...

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