ForFarmers' UK Poultry Mill Deal with Boparan Could Harm Competition, UK Regulator says
British food maker Boparan Holdings' proposed deal to buy Dutch agricultural feed company ForFarmers' feed mill site in Burston could reduce competition in poultry supply in the area, the UK competition watchdog said on Wednesday.
The Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) initial probe found the deal would give Boparan the ability and incentive to harm rival poultry meat producers, leading to higher poultry feed costs for chicken farmers and processors in East Anglia.
The CMA was probing a proposed joint venture between the two...
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