Revolt against the milk price dictatorship

Thousands of German farmers are staging a milk delivery strike in a bid to have milk prices increased. "Farmers have no chance on the market because the negotiations on milk prices are not conducted with the farmers but between the big dairy companies and the powerful retailers in the food trade. The result is not fair prices but a dictatorship. So the farmers have no choice but to boycott deliveries in an effort to reduce supplies and force higher prices on the market. Even if this strategy works now it is not a solution for the long term."

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