Milk prices

[parkie]

Am I missing something here?
The dairy farmers are protesting at the price they are selling their milk at but I would have thought that they, as the producers of the products, (sorry cows, you know what I mean), should tell the buyers what prices they are going to charge. Not the other way around.
Or is the price set by the powers that be?

[mccfluff]

the supermarkets hold the power

[thenry]

British farmers must compete in the European market. Tesco, Asda etc. call the shots .

[parkie]

Thanks. It may not be practical but I'd tell 'em where to go.

[spotit3]

Unfortunately the farmers can't as milk isn't a product which they can stockpile.