Monday 12 January 2015

Your daily pinta

22p a pint! Store wars drive milk to a record low with farmers warning dairy industry faces extinction if prices continue to fall

'Pint for pint, milk is now cheaper than mineral water in most supermarkets.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2904107/Store-wars-drive-milk-record-low-farmers-warning-dairy-industry-faces-extinction-prices-continue-fall.html

Q&A: First Milk’s top farmer on falling milk prices

'Farmers in dairy co-op First Milk have seen their prices plunge 9-11p/litre since the spring and there are mutterings about the business’ future. First Milk vice-chairman and Pembrokeshire farmer Nigel Evans sat down with Charlie Taverner.'

http://www.fwi.co.uk/news/Q-A-First-Milk-s-top-farmer-on-falling-milk-prices

Hard Evidence: is the UK heading towards mega-dairy farms?

'The dairy sector in the UK is going through a period of high uncertainty.'

http://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-is-the-uk-heading-towards-mega-dairy-farms-36032

Farmgate milk prices

'FIND out how milk prices are determined, how the market developed and keep up to date with all the latest news on farmgate prices around the UK.'

http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/hot-topics/farmgate-milk-prices/32045.article

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