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Dairy Farmers, Food Labelling, Scottish Fishermen

Farmers for Action vows to act within days over the falling price of milk. Plus why a campaign group thinks better meat labelling will improve animal welfare. With Charlotte Smith.

The group Farmers for Action says it will act 'within days' after the price they get for their milk was cut again.
After reaching a high of 35 pence a litre last November, a series of cuts from processors means that by this November many farmers will be paid 27 pence. The processors are blaming the World price for milk, which has fallen after a 5% increase in production, which hasn't been matched by demand. They also say the Russian import ban is having an impact.
The campaign group 'Labelling Matters' says better labelling of meat products will improve animal welfare and give consumers more choice.
They want retailers to give details of how the meat was produced, for example whether intensive, or organic.
And Scottish farmers have had their worst season in eleven years, with a nine percent decrease in value on 2012. The Scottish Fishermen's Federation says they are catching the same quantity, but costs and red tape have increased while market value has fallen.

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Thu 2 Oct 2014 05:45

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