Scotland's farming union, NFU Scotland, has given its opinion on how a supermarket Ombudsman should help police the relationship between supplier and seller.
James Withers, the chief executive of NFU Scotland, claimed that as supermarkets make up 80 per cent of who suppliers sell too, it is important to ensure the chain operations "fairly".
"For that to happen, we believe the Ombudsman should be both reactive and proactive," he said.
Mr Withers added that many suppliers fear making complaints due to "reprisals" from the supermarkets.
Proposals that protect that complainant "do not address this" he suggested and claimed that those in the supply chain may still be fearful in coming forward with issues.
However, he also added that it was "in everybody's interest" to have an Ombudsman.
The Competition Commission, along with the Grocery Market Action Group are looking to introduce an Ombudsman to ensure that there is consensus in the grocery sector about supply chain issues.
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