[arista]

No need to March 2 Cows
down My AsdaWalmart.

http://news.sky.com/story/1532985/co...is-summit-held


The Supermarkets say they pay more to Farmer
and take the Cut in price , themselves.
We need Facts and Numbers

In any case I do not care if the Price Goes Up
I want my milk for Top Notch Kenya Tea.

[Livia]

I'm with the farmers on this one. They asked a very fair question: how come supermarkets charge more for some bottles of water than they do for four pints of milk?

I would gladly pay a bit more for milk to support British dairy farms because when they're gone, they're gone for good.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm with the farmers on this one. They asked a very fair question: how come supermarkets charge more for some bottles of water than they do for four pints of milk?

I would gladly pay a bit more for milk to support British dairy farms because when they're gone, they're gone for good.

i don't see what selling water has to do with selling milk.

maybe the answer is that the dairy farmers are already getting subsidies from the government to keep the price affordable, but the companies that sell bottled water are not receiving any subsidies from the government?

no one needs to buy bottled water, it is a luxury, so of course they can charge whatever they like.... but milk is part of what we consider a food staple, so of course the government wants to make it as affordable as possible for the common man.

no one needs bottled water, it comes out of taps all over the country for free. milk is a nutritious commodity that all britons should have access to for an affordable price though.

are we really criticizing the government for making milk more affordable for poor people???

[lily.]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm with the farmers on this one. They asked a very fair question: how come supermarkets charge more for some bottles of water than they do for four pints of milk?

I would gladly pay a bit more for milk to support British dairy farms because when they're gone, they're gone for good.

This. 100%

There was a protest at our Morrisons, but I missed it, unfortunately.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by lily.

This. 100%

There was a protest at our Morrisons, but I missed it, unfortunately.

because bottled water is a luxury and milk is part of the basic british diet. so obviously a luxury should cost more...

[lily.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

because bottled water is a luxury and milk is part of the basic british diet. so obviously a luxury should cost more...

I support the farmers. I would pay a wee bit extra for it to keep them in business. We go through approximately 4 x 2L bottles per week, costing us 4 x 89p (Ł3.56) per week. It wouldn't kill my budget or anyone else's if the milk cost me an extra quid a week.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by lily.

I support the farmers. I would pay a wee bit extra for it to keep them in business. We go through approximately 4 x 2L bottles per week, costing us 4 x 89p (Ł3.56) per week. It wouldn't kill my budget or anyone else's if the milk cost me an extra quid a week.

well maybe they should set up[ a tip jar at the cash register for people like you to donate to the dairy farmers then. but don't ruin it for all the struggling people who need to buy basic groceries to feed their families. some struggling families would like to give their children a glass of milk every morning with breakfast.

They shouldn't have to pay more than they can afford just because you romanticize farms (and trust me if you saw the reality of those dairy farms you would be boycotting them) The cattle on those farms are kept in tiny pathetic cages and milked dry, milk that was designed for baby calfs (by the way, those baby calfs get shipped off to another part of the farm to either be raised for beef, or some other horrible fate)

[karezza]

Calf food.

[smudgie]

Milk is far too cheap.
I reckon another 50p on a 4 pint bottle would go some way to helping.
I am hoping all milk in our supermarkets is British.

[Kazanne]

I don't like seeing the cows taken through the stores,but,I do have empathy for the farmers,I'de pay more for milk.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I don't like seeing the cows taken through the stores,but,I do have empathy for the farmers,I'de pay more for milk.

Me To Kaz

[joeysteele]

Yeah, I would have no objection to paying more for milk at all.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by arista

No need to March 2 Cows
down My AsdaWalmart.

http://news.sky.com/story/1532985/co...is-summit-held


The Supermarkets say they pay more to Farmer
and take the Cut in price , themselves.
We need Facts and Numbers

In any case I do not care if the Price Goes Up
I want my milk for Top Notch Kenya Tea.

walking past the cold shelves like that..

they must be Friesian

[Livia]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

walking past the cold shelves like that..

they must be Friesian

LOL... then groan... then LOL again.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

walking past the cold shelves like that..

they must be Friesian

No bull LT, it's their own fault though - they should heifer put a jersey on or continue to freeze their bullocks off

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

No bull LT, it's their own fault though - they should heifer put a jersey on or continue to freeze their bullocks off

I knew you would come up with an udder one

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I knew you would come up with an udder one

And I knew you'd milk this subject for all it's worth (Which according to this thread ain't much)

[user104658]

I'd happily pay 4x as much for milk...

Well, I'd happily take 4x as much from work to buy milk and put through as staff expenses and then take a little bottle of it home with me for coffee.

It's for the farmers, innit!

[user104658]

In all seriousness though, I buy the 2 litre containers of milk for Ł1 for home because it seems like the best value for money, and then 1.5 litres of it ends up going out of date and getting poured down the drain... which is quite awful, I suppose. It only gets used for coffee. So really, I could (and probably should) pay the same Ł1 for a small 500ml bottle and not actually notice any difference.

We go through it like water at work but, as I said above, that's not out of my pocket so...

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

In all seriousness though, I buy the 2 litre containers of milk for Ł1 for home because it seems like the best value for money, and then 1.5 litres of it ends up going out of date and getting poured down the drain... which is quite awful, I suppose. It only gets used for coffee. So really, I could (and probably should) pay the same Ł1 for a small 500ml bottle and not actually notice any difference.

We go through it like water at work but, as I said above, that's not out of my pocket so...

Don't your brats drink it, or your wife if she's nursing?

I think keeping the costs up as it's such a staple is important, we wouldn't want them compromising on standards on the farm which may have an impact on the animals and/or the product.
Undercutting one another for pennies is silly who really trawls to an out of the way supermarket to get a pint 2p cheaper?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Don't your brats drink it, or your wife if she's nursing?

They actually all have milk protein allergy so, nope . Lots of Almond milk and Coconut milk here. Both of which are absolutely foul in coffee...

They're also both quite a bit more expensive than cowboob milk, come to think of it...

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

They actually all have milk protein allergy so, nope . Lots of Almond milk and Coconut milk here. Both of which are absolutely foul in coffee...

They're also both quite a bit more expensive than cowboob milk, come to think of it...

Ah right is that casin or something? I've heard of people becoming lactose intolerant think that's a sugar though.
It is odd how so many people are having these reactions to milk, I'm wondering if it isn't the processing there's studies that say pasturisation isn't that great for milk, the organic milk we get is homogenised :/
I'd love to try raw milk.

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Ah right is that casin or something? I've heard of people becoming lactose intolerant think that's a sugar though.
It is odd how so many people are having these reactions to milk, I'm wondering if it isn't the processing there's studies that say pasturisation isn't that great for milk, the organic milk we get is homogenised :/
I'd love to try raw milk.

Im Lactose intolerant and its a bloody curse i hate it. Nearly all mammals on earth become lactose intolerant after childhood it is natures way. Your body no longer needs to feed on milk after childhood so it stops producing the lactase enzyme.
Humans tolerance of lactose in a lot of people comes from a gene mutation that became dominant in parts of Europe and North America. 70%+ of the world has some intolerance to Lactose so your the weird ones really.

I dont know much about milk protein allergy but i imagine its worse as its an allergy whereas if i have too much dairy i just shart myself inside out.

[the truth]

any facts and figures?

[lily.]

I do see the reality of them. I'm not romanticising anything. I live in the countryside.