House of Commons - EU proposals for the dairy sector and the future of the dairy industry - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Eighth Report
EU proposals for the dairy sector and the future of the dairy industry

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 13 July 2011.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Background to the inquiry

Background to the dairy sector

2 The state of the UK dairy industry

The health and future prospects of the UK dairy industry

Farmgate milk prices

Adding value through the supply chain

Retail margins

Dedicated supply chains

3 The Milk Package proposals

Background to the Milk Package proposals

Raw milk contracts

Producer Organisations

Transparency

Quotas

4 The Government's role in ensuring the future of the dairy sector

Developing diversified and value-added markets

Reducing production costs

Encouraging greater collaboration in the industry

Large-scale dairying

5 The implications of the Milk Package for the dairy sector

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Written Evidence

Additional written evidence (unprinted)