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11/08/2011

The OFT says it's confident there'll be no more milk price fixing after fining supermarkets and dairies 50 million pounds. And growing melons in the Midlands. With Charlotte Smith.

The Office of Fair Trading says it's confident there'll be no more retail milk price fixing after fining supermarkets and dairies 拢50 million. Charlotte Smith discusses how the investigation will affect farmers' negotiating power. Ninety per cent of the fruit consumed in the UK is imported, but we visit the farmer developing a commercial melon farm in the Midlands. And, the survey that suggests urban children spend an average of 2 days a year in the countryside, compared to 17 days a year watching TV.

Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sarah Swadling.

15 minutes

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Thu 11 Aug 2011 05:45

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