Global auction rise points to recovery

International dairy prices continue their upward trajectory with prices up 3.3 per cent in the Global Dairy Trade auction on Tuesday night.
International dairy prices continue their upward trajectory with prices up 3.3 per cent in the Global Dairy Trade auction on Tuesday night.

Global milk price recovery tipped

Global milk price recovery is likely on the back of tightening supply and growth in demand, according to Rabobank's global dairy strategist Mary Ledman.
07 Mar 19 Global milk price recovery is likely on the back of tightening supply and growth in demand, according to Rabobank's global dairy strategist Mary Ledman.
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ABARES flags falling water price

Relief on water allocation prices may be ahead, according to new research presented to the ABARES Outlook 2019 conference, Canberra.
07 Mar 19 Relief on water allocation prices may be ahead, according to new research presented to the ABARES Outlook 2019 conference, Canberra.
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Milk price to fall until 2024: ABARES

Australian dairy farmers face falling farmgate prices until at least 2024, according to the Australia Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
06 Mar 19 Australian dairy farmers face falling farmgate prices until at least 2024, according to the Australia Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
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Push to sign FTA with Peru

The Australian Dairy Industry Council has urged the Australian parliament to sign off on the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
06 Mar 19 The Australian Dairy Industry Council has urged the Australian parliament to sign off on the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
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Dairy needs new GM tech to expand

GIVING South Australia's primary producers access to genetically-modified pasture varieties would be a game-changer for the dairy industry, dairyfarmer Rick Gladigau says.
05 Mar 19 GIVING South Australia's primary producers access to genetically-modified pasture varieties would be a game-changer for the dairy industry, dairyfarmer Rick Gladigau says.
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Proactive message for Young Dairy group

Western Australia’s dairy industry’s prospects “can only go up” and “what up looks like is up to you” were messages for Western Dairy’s Young Dairy Network last month.
05 Mar 19 Western Australia’s dairy industry’s prospects “can only go up” and “what up looks like is up to you” were messages for Western Dairy’s Young Dairy Network last month.
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Milk price index to be reviewed

The Federal Agriculture Minister has announced a review of the Milk Price Index to determine how well it meets the needs of farmers and processors.
04 Mar 19 The Federal Agriculture Minister has announced a review of the Milk Price Index to determine how well it meets the needs of farmers and processors.
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Walk in our shoes for a day

Dairy farmers have invited Prime Minister Scott Morrison to step into their shoes for the day to better understand why the 'measly' 10 cents a litre matters.
04 Mar 19 Dairy farmers have invited Prime Minister Scott Morrison to step into their shoes for the day to better understand why the 'measly' 10 cents a litre matters.
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Bega to close Coburg factory

Bega Cheese is to close its Coburg cheddar and mozzarella cheese plant in Melbourne because its capacity and city location are not considered conducive to expected future company growth.
27 Feb 19 Bega Cheese is to close its Coburg cheddar and mozzarella cheese plant in Melbourne because its capacity and city location are not considered conducive to expected future company growth.
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Milk pricing systems set for shake up

Milk pricing systems look set for a shake up as southern Australia processors grapple with falling supply.
27 Feb 19 Milk pricing systems look set for a shake up as southern Australia processors grapple with falling supply.
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$1 milk in the firing line

Supermarket discounted milk was in the firing line at the Australian Dairy Conference in Canberra on Thursday.
25 Feb 19 Supermarket discounted milk was in the firing line at the Australian Dairy Conference in Canberra on Thursday.
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Coles and Aldi refuse to budge

Supermarket big guns, Coles and Aldi, are refusing to budge, but Woolworths continues to be widely applauded for finally breaking the controversial $1 a litre price ceiling on cheap house brand milk.
21 Feb 19 Supermarket big guns, Coles and Aldi, are refusing to budge, but Woolworths continues to be widely applauded for finally breaking the controversial $1 a litre price ceiling on cheap...
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Labor proposes milk floor price for dairy industry

A Shorten Labor Government will task the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with testing the efficacy of a minimum farmgate milk price and to make recommendations on the best design options.
20 Feb 19 A Shorten Labor Government will task the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with testing the efficacy of a minimum farmgate milk price and to make recommendations on the best...
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Costs and season restrain dairy confidence

The Australian dairy industry continues to be at the mercy of high feed costs, water prices and seasonal conditions.
20 Feb 19 The Australian dairy industry continues to be at the mercy of high feed costs, water prices and seasonal conditions.
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Dairy farmers converge on Canberra

Dairy farmers converge on Canberra this week for the Australian Dairy Conference.
19 Feb 19 Dairy farmers converge on Canberra this week for the Australian Dairy Conference.
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Dollar milk removal a small step

Woolworths’ announcement that it is scrapping its $1 a litre milk campaign and passing on 10 cents a litre to dairy farmer suppliers may be a green shoot in the current dairy landscape.
19 Feb 19 Woolworths’ announcement that it is scrapping its $1 a litre milk campaign and passing on 10 cents a litre to dairy farmer suppliers may be a green shoot in the current dairy landscape.
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WA farmer: The vegans ‘lied’

The dairy farmer at the centre of a stoush with Western Australian vegan activists says he didn’t know they were still in the area when he discharged a firearm on his property last week.
19 Feb 19 The dairy farmer at the centre of a stoush with Western Australian vegan activists says he didn’t know they were still in the area when he discharged a firearm on his property last week.
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Woolies drops $1 milk

Woolworths has bowed to dairy farmer pressure and rising consumer concern about the drought, vowing to lift the price of house brand milk from $1 to 1.10 a litre nationwide, from tomorrow.
18 Feb 19 Woolworths has bowed to dairy farmer pressure and rising consumer concern about the drought, vowing to lift the price of house brand milk from $1 to 1.10 a litre nationwide, from tomorrow.
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Viral video shows social media power

THE viral videos I see on Facebook usually feature cats, dodgy parking or terrible dancing, but this week, it was a heartfelt live video filmed by third-generation Fleurieu Peninsula dairyfarmer and former Stock Journal journalist Casey Treloar that kept reappearing on my feed.
18 Feb 19 THE viral videos I see on Facebook usually feature cats, dodgy parking or terrible dancing, but this week, it was a heartfelt live video filmed by third-generation Fleurieu Peninsula...
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Dairy needs courageous leadership

Australia's dairy industry leaders have been exhorted to step outside their comfort zone and be courageous to help tackle the industry's problems.
15 Feb 19 Australia's dairy industry leaders have been exhorted to step outside their comfort zone and be courageous to help tackle the industry's problems.
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Bega to expand Koroit

Bega Cheese is to spend $34 million building a new lactoferrin extraction plant at its newly acquired Koroit dairy plant in Victoria’s south west.
15 Feb 19 Bega Cheese is to spend $34 million building a new lactoferrin extraction plant at its newly acquired Koroit dairy plant in Victoria’s south west.
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Dairy exit likely for many in north Victoria

Echuca, Vic, dairy farmer Marshall Jacobs says the burst of extreme hot weather in the last few weeks has cemented his decision to give the game away.
14 Feb 19 Echuca, Vic, dairy farmer Marshall Jacobs says the burst of extreme hot weather in the last few weeks has cemented his decision to give the game away.
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Power outages hit Vic dairy production

Power outages in the south-west Victoria cost dairy farmers, without generator backup, thousands of dollars a year in lost production.
14 Feb 19 Power outages in the south-west Victoria cost dairy farmers, without generator backup, thousands of dollars a year in lost production.
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