This statistic shows the British public's reaction to milk price cuts in Great Britain in March 2014, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive. The 'milk price war' began in March 2014 as major retailers including Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi started cutting the price of 4 pint bottles of milk to 1 British pound (GBP) and under. Of survey respondents, 54 percent were concerned about farmers and an equal share believed supermarkets should lower prices on other products ahead of milk. Despite this, 58 percent interpreted the price cuts as good news.
British public reaction to recent milk price cuts in Great Britain in March 2014
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
This is good news
58%
What about the farmers?
54%
Supermarkets should lower prices on other products ahead of milk
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Harris Interactive. (March 25, 2014). British public reaction to recent milk price cuts in Great Britain in March 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/309891/british-public-reaction-to-milk-price-cuts-great-britain-uk/
Harris Interactive. "British public reaction to recent milk price cuts in Great Britain in March 2014." Chart. March 25, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309891/british-public-reaction-to-milk-price-cuts-great-britain-uk/
Harris Interactive. (2014). British public reaction to recent milk price cuts in Great Britain in March 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309891/british-public-reaction-to-milk-price-cuts-great-britain-uk/
Harris Interactive. "British Public Reaction to Recent Milk Price Cuts in Great Britain in March 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309891/british-public-reaction-to-milk-price-cuts-great-britain-uk/
Harris Interactive, British public reaction to recent milk price cuts in Great Britain in March 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309891/british-public-reaction-to-milk-price-cuts-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
British public reaction to recent milk price cuts in Great Britain in March 2014 [Graph], Harris Interactive, March 25, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/309891/british-public-reaction-to-milk-price-cuts-great-britain-uk/
