<p>Freshways lowers price paid to producers by 7p a litre, prompting warnings confidence in the sector is ‘at rock bottom’</p><p>“Milk is leaving the farm at a loss,” says dairy farmer Ian Harvey, as he warns confidence in the sector is “at rock bottom”.</p><p>Most of the UK’s dairy producers were already being paid less for their milk than it costs to produce it after a year of volatile farmgate milk prices, combined with the impact of the summer’s drought and soaring costs of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/04/fuel-price-surge-diesel-farmers-uk-us">vital fuel and fertiliser</a> triggered by the conflict in Iran.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/06/uk-dairy-farmers-face-squeeze-as-milk-processor-cuts-prices">Continue reading...</a>
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UK dairy farmers face further pressure as milk processor cuts prices
<p>Freshways lowers price paid to producers by 7p a litre, prompting warnings confidence in the sector is ‘at rock bottom’</p><p>“Milk is leaving the farm at a loss,” says dairy farmer Ian Harvey, as he warns confidence in the sector is “at rock bottom”.</p><p>Most of the UK’s dairy producers were already being paid less for their milk than it costs to produce it after a year of volatile farmgate milk prices, combined with the impact of the summer’s drought and soaring costs of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/04/fuel-price-surge-diesel-farmers-uk-us">vital fuel and fertiliser</a> triggered by the conflict in Iran.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/06/uk-dairy-farmers-face-squeeze-as-milk-processor-cuts-prices">Continue reading...</a>