Water Resources Minister David Littleproud says Coles' response to an ACCC claim that it did not fully pass on a 10 cents per litre price rise to dairy farmers is disappointing.
Water Resources Minister David Littleproud wants Australians to boycott Coles — even though the supermarket giant has just pledged more than $5 million in extra payments to dairy farmers in NSW and Queensland.Coles is pledging to pay farmers in NSW and Queensland an extra $5.25 million following an ACCC investigation
"So what I'm saying is they can get back their social licence. They can show that they care about a sustainable dairy industry." The disagreement relates to whether a pre-existing agreement to increase payments to Norco by 6.5 cents per litre, just before Coles' public 10 cents pledge, should have formed part of the payment increase.Although disagreeing with the ACCC claim, Coles committed to the $5.25 million payment"in order to avoid an unnecessary dispute and provide immediate much-needed support to Norco farmers dealing with the ongoing impact of drought and bushfires".
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