Dairy Farmers Concerns at Fonterra’s ‘Step Change’

Dairy Farmers Concerns at Fonterra’s ‘Step Change’
A woman grabs a bottle of milk in a supermarket in Perth, Western Australia, on March 16, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
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Farmers are concerned that the sale of dairy giant Fonterra’s Australian assets could drive the prices they get for their milk further down.

The New Zealand company, which owns Western Star butter, Perfect Italiano cheese, and the Mainland brands, operates eight manufacturing sites across Victoria and Tasmania and employs some 1600 people.