20 Apr 2020 --- As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a pronounced negative impact on dairy sectors around the world, the UK government will temporarily relax elements of competition law to support the dairy industry through the outbreak. This will mean farmers can work together to minimize waste of milk, and use it to make other essential dairy products. Competition rules to allow retailers, suppliers and logistic services to work together have previously been relaxed and while this has already allowed the dairy industry to redirect some of their supplies to retailers, this latest move will allow further collaboration between dairy farmers and producers so they can avoid their surplus milk going to waste.
