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Discretionary pricing leads to 'unsustainable' dairy market in the UK

News02 Aug 2019 Alex Black

Discretionary pricing was leaving farmers paying the price for the liquid market operating in an ‘unsustainable’ way after Freshways announced a dramatic price drop for September.

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