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Dairy farmers win 10 percent wholesale price hike
French dairy farmers have obtained a 10 percent increase in wholesale prices for the third quarter over prices for the same period in 2009, staving off farmers' threats of a nationwide boycott.
France's dairy farmers have struck a deal with large dairy brands for a 10 percent increase in wholesale prices for the third quarter over the same period last year, narrowly avoiding a proposed nationwide farmers' strike.
Farmers argued that their produce was undervalued, and went so far as to accuse some big dairy farms of ''stealing'' from them. Unions demanded that pricing levels agreed in June 2009 be stuck to.
"At the moment, we get paid 309 euros per 1,000 litres. According to the agreement of June last year, the price should be around 325 euros," says Regis Chedmail, an independent dairy farmer.
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French milk
I hope the French people are grateful for the quality of their dairy products. I pay $10.00 for a bar of Isigny St. Mere butter. And I do so gladly to get that world famous quality which is nonexistent in the U.S. Market. That is why the FDA tries so hard to keep your products out of their markets. Once you have French products you never want to go back. I would love to give every American a Mamie Nova yogurt. What a revelation!
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