( April 8, 2025, 14:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter, a German dairy farmers' association, has urged the federal cartel office to “critically” review the planned merger between DMK Group and Arla Foods. BDM was responding to the merger plan, which was announced today. “The rising market concentration means that dairy farmers' options for switching are being increasingly restricted,” board member Manfred Gilch said. The past merger between Nordmilch and Humana should act as a warning, and any clearance must be tied — at the minimum — to conditions that improve dairy farmers' market position, said BDM chairman Karsten Hansen.Statement follows (in German). ...
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