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<p><del class="ministerial">It is in everyone’s interest that all operators in the
supply chain should receive a fair price for their goods. That means sharing the risk
across the supply chain and I am pleased that some retailers already do this.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">The EU Commission has listened to our calls for further action
here and agreed to establish a new High Level Group to focus on a number of issues,
including the relationship between farmers and retailers.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The
Government has introduced the Grocery Code Adjudicator to ensure fair dealing and
we encourage supermarkets to offer contracts linked to production costs. In addition
we pressed the EU to make available a support fund and the average farmer in England
and Wales will receive a payment of around £1800 to ease the pressure on their cashflow.</ins></p><br
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