Walmart’s Milk Production Hits Farmers Hard

Ed Zwirn, New York Post: Business
Sat, 04/21/2018 - 7:30pm

Being a dairy farmer is an utterly tough slog in the best of times. Now they have plenty more beef. Declining consumption, increased production and lower prices in the face of increased costs have already hit dairy farmers hard in upstate New York and elsewhere. Now they’re facing competition from the big box stores.

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