- A litre of milk costs 25p to produce but farmers are making only 15p per litre
- Farmers throw away litres of milk because food and coffee shops have closedÂ
- This April dairy farmers lost around ÂŁ7.4 on the basis of milk price cut alone
Thousands of dairy farmers face ruin with a collapse in milk prices meaning they are getting just 15p a litre and cannot cover costs.
The figure is well below the 25p per litre cost of production and compares with more than 60p charged in supermarkets.
Details were laid bare by industry leaders in evidence to MPs on the Commons environment committee, which is investigating the effects of the virus on British farming.
The closure of thousands of coffee shops and food businesses has created a glut, meaning some farmers have been told to pour away huge quantities of milk.
President of the National Farmersâ Union, Minette Batters, said: âA third of dairy farmers, thousands, are impacted. I am hoping and praying we will get an announcement of hardship payment for those most impacted dairy farmers this week. They are absolutely hanging on by the skin of their teeth.â
