Taranaki retailers say the downturn in the dairy maket is starting to bite, with sales down by 10-20%. Farmers are cutting back now that the forecast payout for the season has dropped to $3.85 a kilo of milk solids. That's far below the break-even point for many farmers, whose spending on non-essential items has all but evaporated.
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