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Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

On the question of dairy prices, is the Minister aware that for many dairy farmers, many of whom have been forced out of business, the farm gate price which has been forced on them by the market power of supermarkets and milk processors has been around or even below the cost of producing the milk? The supermarkets and milk processors have been able to use their market power to force down prices. The fact that there may be cheap milk imports means that the supermarkets can do that. But it is the supermarkets themselves who are responsible.

8.15 pm

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
743 c1573 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
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