EU chief negotiator on Brexit Michel Barnier says there will be no trade deal with Britain if London decides to impose weaker regulations than the Continent. This effectively means no trade agreement. Competition and Dairy Production Having studied the relationship between the country’s milk producers and processors, Germany’s anti-monopoly office (Bundeskartellamt) is calling for a more pro-competitive process. At present, farmers have long-term, exclusive supply contracts with dairies, and they find out the price of their milk based on reference prices and the supply/demand situation at the time. The current system removes some of the volatility and thus provides more certainty to both sides in the transaction. Making the system more “p...

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