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Reintroduce the Milk Marketing Board for Stability in British Agriculture
Closed
100 signatures
What the petition asks
The Milk Marketing Board was dissolved in 2002, creating uncertainty in British Agriculture for Dairy Farmers with the farm gate milk prices consistently deramped by the abuse of market power of ALL the supermarkets. British Milk is NOT a loss leader and cost of production COP is not fair payment.
Reintroduce the MMB to control the supermarkets Abuse of Power & promote stability and sustainability in British Agriculture.
Introduce a fair and reasonable minimum price above the COP which remains indefinitely and increases as COP increases.
Ban ALL supermarkets from dictating prices and devaluing the supply chain.
Ban imported Dairy Products, the UK is Self Sustainable.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jan/08/milk-marketing-board-dairy-farmers
Introduce a fair and reasonable minimum price above the COP which remains indefinitely and increases as COP increases.
Ban ALL supermarkets from dictating prices and devaluing the supply chain.
Ban imported Dairy Products, the UK is Self Sustainable.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jan/08/milk-marketing-board-dairy-farmers
Timeline
| 7 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Feb 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
100
Status
Closed
Opened
7 Aug 2015
Closed
7 Feb 2016
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