EconomyUK dairy farmers face mounting pressure as processors cut milk prices

Freshways will cut the price it pays producers by 7p a litre from 1 December, to 29.4p, while Arla Foods is reducing its standard price by 0.45p a litre. Farmers say many producers already receive less than their production costs, and warn confidence in the sector is at rock bottom. The scale of Freshways’ move shocked producers and analysts.

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