Second Interim Report: The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry

9 May 2011

© Commonwealth of Australia 2011
ISBN 978-1-74229-448-3

View the report as a single document - (PDF 1971KB)

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of Committee	(PDF 16KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 119KB)
Referral of the inquiry Conduct of the inquiry Outline of the report
Chapter 2 - The supermarkets' recent price decisions	(PDF 466KB)
Announcements by Coles Consumer demand for milk Possible impacts in Australia UK grocery market and "milk wars"
Chapter 3 - The Australian dairy industry	(PDF 316KB)
Overview Figure 3.2: Drinking and manufacturing milk production (by State) Dairy farmers Milk processors Retailers
Chapter 4 - Prices and profitability in the supply chain	(PDF 417KB)
Farm gate prices Contracts between farmers and processors Transparency of pricing information
Chapter 5 - Supplier-purchaser relationships	(PDF 211KB)
Comparative negotiating strength Collective bargaining Codes of conduct Calls for an ombudsman
Additional Comments by Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan, Nationals Senator John Williams, and Australian Greens Senator, Christine Milne	(PDF 185KB)
Additional Comments by Senator Scott Ryan	(PDF 79KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions Received	(PDF 60KB)
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 26KB)
Glossary	(PDF 82KB)

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