GERMANY – The long and drawn-out dairy price war between Germany’s leading discount supermarkets Aldi, Wal-Mart and Lidl has come to an end.

Nearly two years after first official moves to bring some sense into pricing policies German authorities have reconfirmed the ban on retailers selling food, including dairy products, below under the wholesale price.

Currently Allude, which has a 21% share of the German fresh milk market, is selling UHT milk at