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| Farmers to meet Morrisons supermarket over milk prices | Farmers to meet Morrisons supermarket over milk prices |
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| Farming industry leaders are due to meet bosses of the supermarket chain Morrisons to discuss the price of milk. | Farming industry leaders are due to meet bosses of the supermarket chain Morrisons to discuss the price of milk. |
| They say dairy farmers are struggling to stay in business because of a sharp drop in the amount they are paid. | They say dairy farmers are struggling to stay in business because of a sharp drop in the amount they are paid. |
| On Monday farming unions met to develop an action plan calling for labels to indicate British products and long-term contracts for farmers. | On Monday farming unions met to develop an action plan calling for labels to indicate British products and long-term contracts for farmers. |
| Farmers have also been staging protests including taking two cows into a supermarket in Staffordshire. | Farmers have also been staging protests including taking two cows into a supermarket in Staffordshire. |
| Bosses from Morrisons will meet representatives from the UK's four main farming unions - the National Farmers' Union, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and the Ulster Farmers' Union, along with lobby group Farmers for Action. | Bosses from Morrisons will meet representatives from the UK's four main farming unions - the National Farmers' Union, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and the Ulster Farmers' Union, along with lobby group Farmers for Action. |
| The supermarket has been one of the main targets for protesters who have stripped milk from the shelves before dumping the produce or giving it away for free. | |
| Farmers for Action has asked its members not to target Morrisons any more because they have agreed to talks and union leaders are hoping other supermarkets will also join the discussions. | Farmers for Action has asked its members not to target Morrisons any more because they have agreed to talks and union leaders are hoping other supermarkets will also join the discussions. |
| The NFU said their new action plan included calls for the government to take action "to ensure that contracts to all farmers are longer-term and fairer in apportioning risk and reward". | The NFU said their new action plan included calls for the government to take action "to ensure that contracts to all farmers are longer-term and fairer in apportioning risk and reward". |
| They also pushed for rules to be put in place regarding labelling "so that it is clear and obvious which products are imported and which are British". | They also pushed for rules to be put in place regarding labelling "so that it is clear and obvious which products are imported and which are British". |
| Arla, Britain's biggest milk co-operative, previously announced a price cut of 0.8p per litre - taking the standard litre price to 23.01p for its UK members. | Arla, Britain's biggest milk co-operative, previously announced a price cut of 0.8p per litre - taking the standard litre price to 23.01p for its UK members. |
| British dairy organisation AHDB Dairy said the average UK farm gate price was 24.06p per litre in May, a decrease of a quarter over 12 months. | British dairy organisation AHDB Dairy said the average UK farm gate price was 24.06p per litre in May, a decrease of a quarter over 12 months. |
| Farmers estimate it costs 30-32p to produce each litre of milk. | Farmers estimate it costs 30-32p to produce each litre of milk. |