Re: Dairy giant Arla

It is the global price of milk which led to so many of our own dairy farmers leaving the business as the buyers then forced lower prices on to UK producers.

When 2 litres of milk costs less than 2 litres of coloured fizzy water (like Coke or Sprite or ... ) there is something seriously wrong somewhere.
Milk is certainly less expensive than it should be so change was always inevitable, but as long as the farmers see the benefit and not the processors or retailers I'm sure we can all understand a price rise.

When retailers regularly sell 2 litres of fresh milk for less than one pound or the likes of Farmfoods can sell 250g of butter for under one pound, I for one would not object to a rise in the prices if it supports British farmers.

And if it makes milk imports more expensive so that we buy less imports, that can only be a good thing.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...r-9990760.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36764592

https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/marke...survey-reveals

Re: Dairy giant Arla

Not that many years' ago (31 March, 2015) see first paragraph on link below. I recall when the present situation started though and how farmers just could not compete with imported milk prices, so UK dairy farming declined. That all started years' ago too (1 April 1994) thanks to the EU.

Nobody can run a business that is not viable and that is how the dairy industry finished up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_quota

Re: Dairy giant Arla

But did they? It seems that Ernie and his mates are coming back with a flourish. This is just 1 website I've found: https://www.dairydrop.com/

Re: Dairy giant Arla

I doubt he would still be driving the fastest milk cart.

Re: Dairy giant Arla

The home delivery by milkmen, as it always used to be, couldn't compete with the supermarkets. They could undercut all the prices so attracting customers to buy milk at the supermarket rather than from the milkman. Many already did their shopping at the supermarkets, so just as easy to pick up their cheaper milk at the same time.

That is like a lot of produce and products, the supermarkets have cornered the markets, often by forcing suppliers and growers to sell to them at lower prices or not at all. I recall seeing a documentary on this when a grower did not want to accept the low price offered for his lettuces, the supermarket buyer then just walked away leaving this chap with hundreds of lettuces and nowhere to sell them! Supermarkets will, from what I see, seldom reduce their profit margins or dividends paid to shareholders but expect to screw the suppliers / growers to the floor by paying poor prices. That is what happens when supermarkets have the upper hand in this way and also the custom of many of the customers. IMO

Re: Dairy giant Arla

send that Lurpak rubbish back where it came from.

Re: Dairy giant Arla

That could mean a loss to the UK though d00d. According to information I found that company uses British cream for another of their products:

"Lurpak is made in Denmark from Danish milk but UK members of the Arla co-operative benefit from sales of the product here in the UK. ... Made with 100% British cream from Red Tractor farms the butter is sold as branded Muller butter as well as own label butter."

https://www.nfuonline.com/sectors/da...ritish-butter/