Date: June, 2005
Abstract: As the Australian dairy industry slowly emerges from the aftermath of the 2002/03 drought, the industry finds itself at the crossroads. Whether it resumes the path of growth evident in the pre drought era, or turns instead to an era of plateaued production, will be largely determined by the price signals received by farmers at the farm gate over the next few years.
Dairy is an increasingly export oriented industry, and so developments in the global market are central to determining t...
Research Type: Australia/New Zealand Global Focus