ForFarmers, Boparan merger provisionally approved

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority’s independent inquiry group has provisionally cleared Boparan’s proposed purchase of ForFarmers’ Burston and Radstock feed mill sites.

February 19, 2025

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The United Kingdom’s (U.K.) Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) independent inquiry group has provisionally cleared Boparan’s proposed purchase of ForFarmers’ Burston and Radstock feed mill sites.

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