UK milk producers push for better deal, as colleagues quit
UNITED KINGDOM - Talks to get UK dairy farmers a better deal with supermarkets are expected to intensify over the next couple of weeks, as new figures show nearly 1,000 producers have quit the sector in the last year.The talks highlight how intense cost pressures continue to bite across many areas of the UK dairy industry.
Protests loom in the New Year if a deal cannot be made, but it is understood the National Farmers' Union (NFU), the largest dairy producer union, has refused to support any strike action.
Source: Dairy Reporter