APPENDIX 22
Letter to James Gray MP from Mr David
Clover
In reply to your request, here are a few facts about
my own plight.
1. The milk price since June 1997 has gone
down five pence per litre, on 1,000,000 litres a drop of £50,000
in income. Reason strong £, and questionable milk buying.
2. The OTMS has gone down about £30-40/cow. Reason: Value
of Euro-£.
3. Calf slaughter scheme (used successfully in EU) down about
50 per cent.
4. Electric and water prices up. I am
paying 61.59p per &3 this year, last year 56.57p,
a rise of 10 per cent.
5. Fuel and transport costs up.
Net result: loss of income—rise in expenditure.
Next year looks even worse.
I hope this is useful to you.
13 June 1999
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