The Peterhead protest, which took place at the town’s Farmfoods and Iceland stores follows up dairy farmer action in Dumfries and Inverness where farmers have met with consumers outside Asda, Morrisons, Iceland, Farm Foods and Lidl stores.
Banff and Buchan MP, Eilidh Whiteford, who visited the
farmers outside Iceland,
said:
“Dairy farmers are under immense
pressure. I attended the NFU rally on this issue in London recently.
NFUS President Nigel Miller spoke at the event and said ‘the tyranny of
discretionary pricing must end’ - and I agree with him. Retailers and
processors need to radically change the way they work with their suppliers.
“When you factor in food, shelter,
vets’ bills, and administration costs to look after the cows, it
is not cheap to produce milk. Costs are being pushed down the supply
chain, and farmers are being forced to sell their milk below the cost of
production. The situation we have at the moment is not sustainable, that
is why I feel it is important to be supporting the farmers today.”