BBC Radio 4 - Today, 12/01/2015, NFU on future of dairy farming: "We lost sixty farmers last month"
Just looked on the Asda and Tesco websites - it's between 39p and 45p per litre, the farmers are being paid 20p (if they are being paid at all) which makes it a break-even industry.
I thought milk was supposed to be a "loss leader" - sold for little or no profit, or maybe even a loss, just to get customers through the doors. Looks to me like the supermarkets are raking it in.
Is there a reason why farmers can't sell their own milk? Do they process and bottle it at the farm?
I'd happily buy direct, except for the danger that you might see the occasional bull staggering out of the milking shed with crossed eyes and a big smile.