Milk

A litre of milk costs Euro 1.20 in the supermarket,or as much as 1.60 in a convenience store, while the farmer is paid 20 cents.
I listened to a farmer's wife on the radio the other morning. She said it cost her husband 36 cents to produce the milk, and I do not believe that included his labour. She spoke about previously, when they used take the children out every Sunday for some kind of a treat, while now it is more like every two months, and just a visit to a public park.
I started thnking about the minimum hourly wage which is either Euro 8.50 0r 8.60 an hour. That is not fair. Every employee beyond the farmer is protected financially, but not the person who provides for the cow's welfare, and finds himself, apparently, without anyone who is prepared to look after him.