THE Scottish dairy sector is reeling after the announcement that milk processor Robert Wiseman Dairies is to slash the price paid to its farmer suppliers for the second time in three months.
Wiseman, taken over by European dairy giant Muller in January of this year, cut the price it paid to its farmers by 2p per litre (ppl) in June and is following that up with a further 1.7p cut from August 1. The company blamed the move on a collapse in the value of cream over the past year.
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