Farmers' Milk Protest
Hundreds of farmers protesting this evening in Somerset over milk prices
A second milk protest will be held tonight
A second protest will be held in Somerset tonight over the continuing row about milk prices. Around 300 people took part in a blockade last Thursday at Robert Wiseman in Bridgwater. Since then the supermarket chains Co-Op and Morrisons have agreed to raise the amount they pay.
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Milk price code agreed after farmers' second blockade
The government has agreed a voluntary code of practice between dairy farmers and milk processors.
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Farmers' milk premium increased following blockade
One of Britain’s leading retailers says it is increasing the premium it pays farmers for their milk.
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Farmers struggling to make profit from milk
Some farmers are being paid less for a litre of milk than what it costs to produce it.