In September Mill Financial added the Royal Bank of Scotland to its complaint, claiming the bank breached a contract and secretly seized control of Liverpool FC, selling it for a lowball price that left Mill Financial with nothing.

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The mill had stopped doing business with suppliers who were price-gouging, he adds.

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With only one mill buying from each region, millers say farmers may be persuaded to sell below the state-fixed price.

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