UK organic dairy farmers fear for futures as food prices soar
by Tom Levitt from Environment | The Guardian on (#5Y7YW)
After little sales growth over past five years, sector faces even bigger task to attract hard-pressed customers
Organic dairy, for so long the sector's success story, is facing a crisis of confidence, with fears about whether people will keep buying organic milk, butter and cheese as food prices soar.
Some UK organic farmers are being paid a milk price that is lower than the price some of their non-organic competitors get.
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