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    NFUS says hard work starts now as Defra dairy consultation comes to a close

    iainhoeyBy iainhoeySeptember 16, 20202 Mins Read
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    NFU Scotland’s milk committee chair, Gary Mitchell has said that the hard work will begin when Defra have announced the outcome of a 12-week long consultation on “Contractual relationships in the UK dairy industry” which closed last night.

    Mr Mitchell commented that the result consultation, which was held in response to concerns raised that primary producers, including dairy farmers, tend to occupy positions of relative market weakness in the food supply chain, will allow the industry to plan the building blocks for the future.

    ““The consultation period was an exceptionally a busy time for NFUS.  We welcome the engagement we have had with Scottish dairy farmers on this important issue and submitting responses was the easy part of this whole process,” Mr Mitchell said.

    Defra will now use the rest of 2020 to collate and distil all the responses they have received.

    “For at least two years now, we have been actively talking to all parts of the dairy supply chain on this topic and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the farmers and industry stakeholders that interacted with NFUS during this consultation process and, in turn, offered feedback to Defra.  It was important that our voices were heard,” Mitchell added.

    “NFUS believes the introduction of well-considered, appropriate legislation regarding dairy contracts between dairy farmers and milk buyers is essential and this was stressed in our response to Defra. This will create the foundations of a modern, thriving industry based on contracts that are agreed, not imposed, through free and equal negotiation and in good faith for the benefit of all in the supply chain.”

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