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OPINION: As the deadline looms, all eyes are on dairy contracts

Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business, reflects on legislation looking to boost fairness in the supply chain

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OPINION: As the deadline looms, all eyes are on dairy contracts

Fixing the imbalance of power in the supply chain is a hefty task, and all sectors will be watching with interest as the deadline for all milk contracts to be compliant with new legislation passes in July....

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