Dairy farmers' fortunes have received a much-needed boost in the last few weeks. After a sustained effort by a number of different parties to establish recognition for the genuine cost increases that farmers (and milk processors) have had to bear recently, a number of retailers and middle ground supermarkets have announced increases in retail liquid milk prices. At the time of writing, these increases had started to trickle down giving some relief to some farmers for the cost burden that they have had to endure.
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