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How the supermarkets came to own UK agriculture
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<blockquote data-quote="Hindsight" data-source="post: 7383389" data-attributes="member: 3169"><p>My view. It was the veg sector where it started 1984 or thereabouts. Bit earlier maybe. I was fresh out of college. I attended a meeting with my boss of local farmers pulled together by a local veg wholesaler/grower (so my boss could take a wee drink and I would drive him home). The wholesaler/grower was sounding out the local farmers about setting up a co-operative as he intended to supply JSainsbury who wanted him to invest in cool chain distribution. And EEC FEOGA funds as the vehicle to set up the packhouse and cold storage. As a fresh young lad I listened intently. I recall vividly the farmers all saying the supermarkets would not be satisfied until they owned their land. I recall the next day thinking why would they need to own land if they could control the market. It was a fascinating time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hindsight, post: 7383389, member: 3169"] My view. It was the veg sector where it started 1984 or thereabouts. Bit earlier maybe. I was fresh out of college. I attended a meeting with my boss of local farmers pulled together by a local veg wholesaler/grower (so my boss could take a wee drink and I would drive him home). The wholesaler/grower was sounding out the local farmers about setting up a co-operative as he intended to supply JSainsbury who wanted him to invest in cool chain distribution. And EEC FEOGA funds as the vehicle to set up the packhouse and cold storage. As a fresh young lad I listened intently. I recall vividly the farmers all saying the supermarkets would not be satisfied until they owned their land. I recall the next day thinking why would they need to own land if they could control the market. It was a fascinating time. [/QUOTE]
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