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Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Context of the inquiry
Deregulation of the dairy market
The UK dairy market prior to 1994
The UK dairy market after 1994
The UK dairy industry today
EU dairy regime
Government's role in the dairy industry
Industry players
The UK milk market
Farmgate prices
3 Were the retail price increases of 2003 transmitted to farmers?
Evidence that increases were transmitted
Evidence that increases were not transmitted
Some transmission of price increases
Why do farmers believe that retail price increases have not been transmitted?
Who takes what share of the retail price of liquid milk?
Transparency in the dairy supply chain
4 The structure of the dairy supply chain: how efficient is the UK dairy industry?
Greater efficiency through horizontal integration
CAP reform
Further horizontal integration in the production sector
Greater efficiency through vertical integration
5 Conclusions and recommendations
Annex: Permanent milk quota held by UK county for 2002-03
Formal minutes
Witnesses
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE Monday 9 February 2004 Monday 1 March 2004 Monday 8 March 2004 Wednesday 31 March 2004 List of written evidence Written Evidence List of unprinted written evidence Reports from the Committee since 2001
Monday 9 February 2004
Monday 1 March 2004
Monday 8 March 2004
Wednesday 31 March 2004
List of written evidence
Written Evidence
List of unprinted written evidence
Reports from the Committee since 2001