[Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] Starting this year, Namyang Dairy has reduced its cooperative contract volume by 17%, and Maeil Dairy has announced that it will cut its contract volume by more than 30% next year. As dairy companies are reducing their raw milk purchases, anxiety among dairy farmers is growing. For dairy farmers already facing a triple crisis of increased dairy product imports, reduced milk consumption, and skyrocketing production costs, the reduction in raw milk purchases by dairy companies will undoubtedly be a fatal blow. As the situation becomes more serious, the Dairy and Beef Farmers Association has urgently requested the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Dairy Promotion Association to manage and supervise dairy companies and secure budgets for the normal operation of the differentiated pricing system based on usage. The differentiated pricing system divides raw milk into drinking milk and processing milk.