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The local dairy farmers warn that they will go out of business if they do not receive higher prices for their milk.

Ms Truss met farmers unions on Monday following warnings that the dairy industry is facing an unprecedented crisis due to a slump in milk prices. The frustrations of the farmers are understandable but their perception of cause and effect is not supported by the facts and...

It comes two days after farmers had not ruled out the possibility of continued protests against other supermarkets as Morrisons announced the premium from a new milk brand will go directly to the dairy industry. It costs dairy farmers 28p per litre to produce milk, but since the...

Farmers have said they require at least 30p to produce each litre.

On Sunday a group of protesters entered a supermarket in Stafford, central England, with two cows, to “show” the animals just how cheap their milk was.

Two cows were taken into a supermarket in Staffordshire as part of a protest by farmers in a bid to raise awareness of the situation this weekend.

FARMERS have warned that British- produced food could disappear from many supermarket shelves within months because “the industry is in crisis”.

Ash Amirahmad, who is in charge of Arla’s milk division, said, “Our farmers are incredibly concerned at the moment”.

The need for change had never been more evident, he said.