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Farmers keen to quit supermarket milk contracts

Farmers on aligned milk contracts were losing patience, with significant numbers handing in notices as prices lag behind the market rate.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Farmers keen to quit supermarket milk contracts

Farmers on aligned milk contracts were losing patience, with significant numbers handing in notices as prices lag behind the market rate. Up to 15 per cent of the Sainsbury’s milk pool has handed in...

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