Deprived of customers, UK farmers throw away milk

Coffee shops and office blocks, also shut because of COVID-19, are no longer receiving their early morning deliveries, although there has been a hike in the amount ofDairy farmer Robert Mallett, based in Wiltshire, western England, recently tweeted about dumping"17,000 liters down the drain," while Winterdale Cheesemakers, based in the southeast of the country, showed a video of discarded milk flowing rapidly from a pipe.

Dairy analysts Ian Potter Associates said"there is suddenly oceans of surplus milk desperately trying to find a home." While"stockpiling has stopped and consumers' freezers are full of milk and dairy products," it noted also that"restaurants, pubs, hospitality businesses have been rushing to offload unwanted stock and canceling orders.

Tom Tugendhat, an MP for the ruling Conservative party, has described the treatment of UK farmers generally as"appalling," putting pressure on the government to act.

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