DAIRY FARMERS TO PROTEST OVER MILK PRICE CUTS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, October 01, 2014, 15:51

Dairy farmers hit by a series of price cuts say they will take direct action in the next four days.

With fresh cuts announced this week, the amount farmers receive for their milk has been slashed each month for the last four months.

Some farmers now face revenue losses of up to 25%.

Speaking at the Dairy Show at the Bath and West Showground, the chair of lobby group Farmers for Action said protests would begin within the next week.

This show is one of the most important events for dairy farmers.

There are around 14,000 dairy farmers in the UK, producing a record 3.3 million litres a day. Farmers for Action (FFA) represents around a third of them.

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