Originally Posted by
cptdodger
I agree with Alrock, they should all band together, and stop supplying them, for a week say, the supermarkets would soon relent.
Remind me, how did that strategy work out for the coal miners? It would be a brave step.
Originally Posted by
cptdodger
So, as aware we all are as to how the pricing is unfair, there is not a lot the customer can do - it has to be the retailer.
I'm not so sure about that.
The retailer will provide what the customer wants. If there's strong enough public feeling and desire to pay a minimum price for milk, I think the supermarkets would pay it. Think about 'fair trade' coffee and fruit. The supermarkets responded to pressure from the public to provide (in many cases only) ethically sourced produce. I personally would be happy to buy fair trade milk.
If there's enough public pressure, I believe the supermarkets will change.
The problem the farmers face is not changing the position of the supermarket, but convincing the public to demand action. Unfortunately for them, there's an awful lot of people who believe there's no such thing as a poor farmer.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; Nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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