November 1, 2018
The Federal Government has started formal consultations on a mandatory code of conduct for the dairy industry.
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud marked the beginning of formal consultations while visiting Victorian dairy farmers on Wednesday
“The dairy industry came to me with a united position – that it wanted a mandatory code of conduct,” Minister Littleproud said in Shepparton.
“I’ll deliver it. Consultations will occur across Aussie dairy regions and I want all dairy farmers, processors and people interested about the future of dairying in this country to get involved.
“The code will help make negotiations and contract arrangements between farmers and processors fairer and more transparent and include a dispute resolution process.
“However this alone will not fix the dairy industry or increase farm gate prices—real structural reform is needed.”
Dates and locations for consultations will be released shortly.
More information about the development of the code can be found on the Have Your Say website
