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Year of boom and bust for UK dairy farms

Following a devastating end of the year for dairy, Cedric Porter takes a look back at commodity markets in 2025

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Year of boom and bust for UK dairy farms

It has been a year of boom and bust for UK dairy farms, with a few more months of low milk prices to endure. Despite there being historically very few cows and a drought in some parts of the country,...

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