# UK dairy farmers face further pressure as milk processor cuts prices

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-06T16:27:32+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/06/uk-dairy-farmers-face-squeeze-as-milk-processor-cuts-prices
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/uk-dairy-farmers-face-further-pressure-as-milk-processor-cuts-prices-b01d31/

Freshways lowers price paid to producers by 7p a litre, prompting warnings confidence in the sector is ‘at rock bottom’ “Milk is leaving the farm at a loss,” says dairy farmer Ian Harvey, as he warns confidence in the sector is “at rock bottom”. 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, co

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