Dairy farmers applaud grocery code report

EastAUSmilk has praised the interim review of Australia’s Food and Grocery Code.

Joe Bradley, chair of the eastAUSmilk board, said the review adopted the two key proposals from eastAUSmilk — that the code must be mandatory, and that it must address the issue of supermarket retaliation against suppliers.

“Without these two changes, the Food and Grocery Code would have remained ineffective and ignored,” he said.

The interim report was released on Monday, April 8 and Dr Emerson’s final recommendations will be handed down by the end of June.

McPherson Media Group, Dairy News Australia, 10 April 2024.

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