Beginning today, the horror caused by retrospective price cuts in 2016 will now be banned under the new mandatory code of conduct.
ABC Rural: Lydia BurtonThe Federal Government hopes a new mandatory code of conduct between dairy farmers and milk processors, launched today and months ahead of schedule, will help level the playing field.The mandatory code of conduct governs the relationship between dairy farmers and milk processors
"We know right now in Queensland there are dairy farmers being pushed into five year contracts and not knowing what the price of their product will be at the end," Ms McKenzie said.Processors will now have to let farmers know how much they will be paid over the life of a contract.by Murray Goulburn and Fonterra, retrospective price cuts to farm gate milk prices will also be forbidden.
The peak dairy lobby Australian Dairy Farmers said farmers could now be assured there was 'a cop' they can now turn to when they were being treated unfairly.was critically important in identifying that the ACCC would be best placed to have the power to step in and oversee issues.Victoria lobby group United Dairy Farmers president Paul Mumford said the code is a positive step forward.
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