Archives for March 29, 2005

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Wiseman ups farmgate milk payout, sales on track

UK milk processor Robert Wiseman Dairies has confirmed that its full year results will be in line with analysts' expectations and has pledged to up its average farmgate milk price for the first time in over a year, Tom Armitage reports.

EU states call for acrylamide research update

Member states have called for more information and full presentation of findings on acrylamide, a harmful chemical identified in baked and fried foods, reports Lindsey Partos.

Dairy farmers to benefit from milk price hike

Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFOB), one of the UK's largest milk processors, announced last week that it is to increase the price it pays farmers for their milk, with a number of major processors likely to follow suit. But will this signal a turnaround...