01/01/2013
After a year of protest, Anna Hill asks what 2013 might hold for the troubled dairy industry.
After a year of protest, Anna Hill asks what 2013 might hold for the troubled dairy industry. 2012 saw blockades, negotiations and boycotts as farmers mobilised to fight for what they saw as a fair price for a pint. Jim Begg from Dairy UK and industry consultant, Ian Potter explain why the price paid to farmers was cut, and look at whether the any truce between farmers, processors and supermarkets might last.
Presenter: Anna Hill Producer: Melvin Rickarby.
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