Pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian and global fertiliser market

20 August 2009

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
ISBN 978-1-74229-106-2

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 5KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 50KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 30KB)
Conduct of the inquiry The committee's first interim report The committee's final report Acknowledgement
Chapter 2 - Pricing and supply arrangements	(PDF 201KB)
Fertiliser prices Fertiliser price increases Causes of fertiliser price increases Market manipulation Implications for Australia Implications for Australian farmers Recent movements in fertiliser prices
Chapter 3 - Regulation and competition issues	(PDF 177KB)
Industry concentration Regulation of the industry Role of the Trade Practices Act and the ACCC Effectiveness of the Trade Practices Act Price monitoring role Transparency in pricing and supply arrangements Industry codes of conduct Effectiveness of mandatory codes of conduct Committee view
Chapter 4 - Future challenges	(PDF 94KB)
Improving fertiliser use efficiency Research funding Alternatives to chemical fertilisers Development of domestic sources Committee view
Chapter 5 - Agricultural chemicals	(PDF 62KB)
Features of the industry Regulation of the industry Price increases for agricultural chemicals Factors influencing price increases Committee view
Additional Comments by Government Senator	(PDF 37KB)
Appendix 1 - List of Submissions	(PDF 29KB)
Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee	(PDF 31KB)
Appendix 3 - Nauru Phosphate Shipments Data	(PDF 102KB)

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Committee Secretary
Senate Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3511
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5811
Email:	agriculture.sen@aph.gov.au