Plight of Tasmanian Dairy Farmers Leads To Progress For All Primary Producers
May 14th 2010 06:41
"The government should grab these consensus recommendations and start work immediately building a better deal for Australian farmers," said Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Christine Milne.
"The national outcry over Tasmanian dairy farmers being offered less than cost price for the milk they produced has been settled with a short-term stand-off."
"But, if the government now implements the recommendations of this consensus report, we will be heading for a long-term better deal for all Australian primary producers."
"The Senate Inquiry highlighted the fact that Australian farmers are getting a raw deal because of lack of competition between the processors, the immense market power of Coles and Woolworths and the lack of backbone in the ACCC."
"The resolution of the immediate crisis for Tasmanian dairy farmers will only be permanent when Australia has a good look at the failure of National Competition Policy and restores strong anti-price discrimination measures in the Trade Practices Act."
"I am particularly delighted that I have been able to secure consensus support from the Committee for a recommendation for a full review of National Competition Policy."
"Far from helping producers or consumers, Competition Policy has failed and brought about less competition, with greater aggregation of market power in a few hands and lower farm gate prices."
"I am also very pleased that the inquiry has recommended that the ACCC should provide accurate estimates of how much of the retail price of milk actually goes to farmers."
"I know that Australian consumers are fair-minded and, when they discover how little farmers receive, they will demand a better deal.”
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