Milking it for all it’s worth — competition and pricing in the Australian dairy industry

13 May 2010

© Commonwealth of Australia 2010
ISBN 978-1-74229-192-5

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of Committee	(PDF 38KB)
Executive Summary	(PDF 44KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 13KB)
Referral of the inquiry Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report
Chapter 2 - The Australian dairy industry	(PDF 284KB)
Description Recent developments Chart 2.4: Exchange rates Dairy industry deregulation Increased concentration of processors
Chapter 3 - The price of milk	(PDF 334KB)
Retail prices Wholesale prices Farmgate prices Quantifying the shares of the milk price Price controls and supports Varying prices in different states
Chapter 4 - Competition in the dairy industry	(PDF 169KB)
Competition in the retail and wholesale markets Competition in the market for raw milk
Chapter 5 - Negotiations between farmers and processors	(PDF 74KB)
Farmers' cooperatives Collective bargaining groups
Chapter 6 - Other matters	(PDF 252KB)
Food security Strategic dairy plans and overproduction Labelling laws
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions Received	(PDF 11KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Public Hearing and Witnesses	(PDF 48KB)
Glossary	(PDF 40KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3540
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5719
Email:	economics.sen@aph.gov.au