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Dairy Farmers

Dairy Farmers Demand Tougher Rules to Stop Supermarket Bullying

Queensland’s dairy industry is in crisis, and farmers say stronger laws are needed to stop supermarket tactics that drive down milk prices unfairly. Once a dairy powerhouse, Queensland must import about half its fresh milk supply. Dairy farmers are leaving the industry at twice the national rate. At a recent inquiry into supermarket pricing, dairy […]

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New Zealand imports shake up Australia’s dairy industry as prices fall

Australian dairy farmers are facing tough times as a surge of cheap imports from New Zealand floods supermarket shelves. Despite farmers receiving record-high prices for their milk, prices have begun to drop sharply in New Zealand, making Kiwi imports more attractive to Australian consumers.  The world’s biggest dairy exporter, Fonterra, has committed to paying Australian

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