Friday 1 July 2022 01:45 AM Milk farmers are set to quit the industry over soaring food production costs trends now
Friday 1 July 2022 01:45 AM Milk farmers are set to quit the industry over soaring food production costs trends now
Milk farmers are set to quit the industry over soaring food production costs Survey says that seven per cent of dairy farmers will quit in the next two years Third of arable farmers plan to swap wheat for bread to make animal feed instead Dairy farmers are most concerned about feed, fuel, energy and fertiliser prices
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Hundreds of farmers are planning to quit milk production in the next two years because they are being driven out of business by the rising cost of food production.
A survey by the National Farmers’ Union said 7 per cent of dairy farmers will quit by 2024 – which in national terms would mean 840 producers.
Over the next two years, dairy
