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How to manage dairy farm profitability during periods of milk price volatility

Kite Consulting’s Tim Kneale, discusses how to navigate immediate cash flow challenges during this period of milk price pressure

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clock • 5 min read
Dairy businesses should be wary of making short-term changes without considering the long-term effects, warns Tim Kneale.
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Dairy businesses should be wary of making short-term changes without considering the long-term effects, warns Tim Kneale.

Periods of tight margins and muted milk price movement are nothing new to the UK dairy industry. Most producers will have experienced cycles where milk prices have failed to keep pace with rising costs,...

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