Dairy farmers in crisis talks after milk co-ops price cut

Hundreds of Cumbrian farmers attended emergency meetings with Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFB) this week following the milk co-operative’s announcement of a 2p per litre price cut.

Financial difficulties forced the co-op to make the backdated price cut two weeks ago, leaving farmers thousands of pounds out of pocket over the festive season.

The business will be streamlined as part of a major restructuring which includes the proposed closure of Fole Dairy in Staffordshire and Portsmouth Dairy in Hampshire.