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| Subject: OZschwitz dairy crisis explained: It's more to do with Vladimir Putin than $1 milk Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:11 pm | |
| Australian dairy farmers were thrust into the spotlight this week when the nation's largest producers once again slashed their farm gate milk prices.
Farmers say they are being paid less for their milk than it costs them to produce it, driving many to the wall.
And while it's popular to blame the supermarkets and their cheap home brand milk, the current crisis actually has more to do with Russia's territorial ambitions, the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 and the behaviour of our milk giants. Here's what you need to know.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/dairy-crisis-explained-its-more-to-do-with-vladimir-putin-than-1-milk-20160630-gpvegb.html |
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