Liberal National Party Shadow Minister for Agriculture Tony Perrett has commended Woolworths for effectively ending the milk wars.
Mr Perrett also acknowledged the continued advocacy of the Queensland Dairy Industry and the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation.
“The announcement that Woolworths will end the milk wars is great news for the entire Queensland dairy industry,” Mr Perrett said.
“For too long, our hard-working dairy farmers have been sacrificed just so our supermarkets can increase their margins.
“This announcement will finally allow farmers to start getting paid what it actually costs to produce their product.
“Woolworths will continue to use its dairy processor to distribute the extra money to dairy farmers.
“I welcome the decision by Woolworths and urge Coles and Aldi to also get onboard.
“The sale of milk for $1 per litre will undoubtably go down as a text book example of corporate greed at the expense of the little guys.”
Mr Perrett said the recent drought had put enormous pressure on Queensland dairy farmers with many choosing to walk away for good.
“Farmers’ struggles have been highlighted through a series of industry-wide investigations initiated by the LNP and the Banking Royal commission,” Mr Perrett said.
“Credit should go to Federal Coalition Agriculture Minister David Littleproud and Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien for their tireless support of the dairy industry.
“Extra money in the pockets of our farmers for every litre of milk they produce is always a good thing.”
