date:Feb 20, 2014
Dairy makers expect strong Asian demand will push milk prices in France to record levels in 2014 for a second year running, further squeezing their margins as price-warring retailers resist passing the higher costs on to consumers.
Booming Chinese demand for dairy products and food safety scares has also sparked a raft of deals in the country's dairy sector with foreign makers including the two biggest French dairy makers, family-run Lactalis and stock market-listed Danone.
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