Due to the rapid closure of many dairy farms, there is a national supply crisis of milk and other dairy products, meaning the price of products such as cheddar cheese has soared.
Michael Oaks, chairman of the National Farmers Dairy Union has claimed “we have long warned that unsustainable farmgate prices would lead to reduced production and in turn less choice for consumers of high-quality British dairy products. ”
“Manufacturers will do their upmost to ensure British milk and other fresh dairy products, such as cream and butter, will be on retail shelves this Christmas but this may mean moving milk away from cheese production which will impact on future cheese availability.”
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We could be facing a national cheese shortage.
Due to the rapid closure of many dairy farms, there is a national supply crisis of milk and other dairy products, meaning the price of products such as cheddar cheese has soared.
Michael Oaks, chairman of the National Farmers Dairy Union has claimed “we have long warned that unsustainable farmgate prices would lead to reduced production and in turn less choice for consumers of high-quality British dairy products. ”
“Manufacturers will do their upmost to ensure British milk and other fresh dairy products, such as cream and butter, will be on retail shelves this Christmas but this may mean moving milk away from cheese production which will impact on future cheese availability.”
