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<blockquote data-quote="Cowcorn" data-source="post: 5858020" data-attributes="member: 107020"><p>Liquid milk is been used by the Supermarkets as a loss leader over here too, needless to say we have the same supermarkets mostly. The price paid used to be set by the Dublin district milk board and was fair for producer and consumer. The rot set in whem the doorstep deliveries declined and the supermarkets gained thel lions share of the market. You cant really compare seasonal production with liquid production its a totally different game but unless a decent premuim is been paid its a lot of work for nothing. We have been involved in liquid milk since the 1930s but unless margins improve i think as im getting old i will be taking the scenic route to spring calving. I dont know the background to the supermarkets contracts in the UK but the seem to be working for the few but i find it hard to believe the supply all of the milk that the supermarkets sell, probably the cost is been balanced out by cheaper milk been bought elsewhere. Strong farmer owned co ops are the best route to fair milk prices, not pick and fix contracts with supermarkets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowcorn, post: 5858020, member: 107020"] Liquid milk is been used by the Supermarkets as a loss leader over here too, needless to say we have the same supermarkets mostly. The price paid used to be set by the Dublin district milk board and was fair for producer and consumer. The rot set in whem the doorstep deliveries declined and the supermarkets gained thel lions share of the market. You cant really compare seasonal production with liquid production its a totally different game but unless a decent premuim is been paid its a lot of work for nothing. We have been involved in liquid milk since the 1930s but unless margins improve i think as im getting old i will be taking the scenic route to spring calving. I dont know the background to the supermarkets contracts in the UK but the seem to be working for the few but i find it hard to believe the supply all of the milk that the supermarkets sell, probably the cost is been balanced out by cheaper milk been bought elsewhere. Strong farmer owned co ops are the best route to fair milk prices, not pick and fix contracts with supermarkets. [/QUOTE]
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