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Sainsbury's criticised over beef demands on dairy group

Sainsbury’s has been accused of market manipulation after it told its dairy farmers to use two specific Aberdeen-Angus bulls for 20 per cent of all beef calves born on-farm in a 12-month period.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Sainsbury's criticised over beef demands on dairy group

Sainsbury's has been accused of market manipulation after it told its dairy farmers to use two specific Aberdeen-Angus bulls for 20 per cent of all beef calves born on-farm in a 12-month period. In...

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