The co-operative cited a spike in the Australian dollar and a global dairy market that continues to weaken after China slashed its spending on
bulk dairy imports and amid Russia's ongoing trade sanctions on many western products.
Not exact matches
Demand for
imports of
bulk dairy products has fallen in the world's biggest consumer, China, while Russia, the second - biggest market, has continued to ban
imports from many Western countries.
It said this was because the UK continued to
import large amounts of added value
dairy, while exporting lower value commodities, like milk powders and
bulk cream.