Here we go again: Protest threats as farmgate milk price cuts loom

摘要

Immediate milk price rises are vital to stave off a repeat of last year's dairy protests, farm leaders have warned. The warning comes amid concerns First Milk could be forced to drop the price it pays farmers on its cheese contracts by up to 2p/ litre(see right). According to Farmers For Action chairman David Handley, the industry is in a worse mess now than when the SOS Dairy campaign launched in July last year, and unless price rise announcements for 1 May are made in the next fortnight, FFA willbe calling on producers to take direct action.