The impact on the Australian dairy industry supply chain of the recent decision by
Coles supermarket (followed by Woolworths, Aldi and Franklins) to heavily discount
the price of milk (to $1 per litre) and other dairy products on the Australian dairy
industry, with particular reference to:
(a) farm gate, wholesale and retail milk prices;
(b) the decrease in Australian production of milk from 11 billion litres in 2004 to
9 billion litres in 2011, of which only 25 per cent is drinking milk;
(c) whether such a price reduction is anti-competitive;
(d) the suitability of the framework contained in the Horticulture Code of Conduct
to the Australian dairy industry;
(e) the recommendations of the 2010 Economics References Committee report,
Milking it for all it's worth – competition and pricing in the Australian dairy
industry and how these have progressed;
(f) the need for any legislative amendments; and
(g) any other related matters.
For further information, contact: Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia