Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118942

Milk: Supply Chains

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her department holds on the profit margins for producers, processors and retailers at each stage in the milk supply chain.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The UK dairy industry is a resilient and dynamic sector operating in an open market where profit margins are established by the interaction of those in supply chains including farmers, processors, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. Defra does not coll...

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