RURAL AFFAIRS: Farmers hit by supermarket price war*


Ballarat farmers blockaded McCain Foods with tractors to get a fair price for their potatoes, while Coles supermarket chain has slashed the price of milk, triggering a Senate inquiry.

Last month, Ballarat potato-farmers blockaded the local McCain Foods processing plant with their tractors after the company cut its offering price to farmers to $25 per tonne less than last year’s.

Gaining national media coverage, with Queensland independent federal MP, Bob Katt…

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