Originally Posted by
d2dave
My understanding of the price that milk is sold at the shop has nothing to do with how much the farmer gets.
The farmer sells his milk to a processor. The supermarkets then negotiate with the processor.
World pricing plays a big part in it.
My local processor, Tatura Milk Industries(TMI) which is now owned by Bega Cheese, has to pay the farmers what is a sustainable price for them.
TMI does not sell milk. They make cheese, butter and baby formula, with most of it going to China.
I am unemployed at present as I was laid off (along with about 6 other drivers) from my job as a tanker driver picking up farmers milk, due to the drought and TMI losing a few farmers going elsewhere.
