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14-01-2013 07:51 AM
| United Kingdom
East of England farmers could be hit by 'super dairies'
Small dairy farms in the east of England could be replaced by industrial-scale "super dairies", a farm economist has told BBC Inside Out.
Once there were thousands of dairy farms across the region. Now there are just over 200 left.
A recent drop in the world price for milk led to cuts in the price big processing companies pay farmers, leading to more producers leaving the industry.
Once there were thousands of dairy farms across the region. Now there are just over 200 left.
A recent drop in the world price for milk led to cuts in the price big processing companies pay farmers, leading to more producers leaving the industry.
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