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Poultry code
of conduct
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AN Australian Govern- ment grant of $550,000 will help the poultry meat industry investi- gate a potential code of conduct to increase price transparency and com- petition.
data exchange.
“This stacks up with
Former Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Little- proud said a code could identify and implement solutions to improve pric- ing transparency across the sector and help ad- dress bargaining power imbalances between growers and a small num- ber of processors.
recommendations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commis- sion following its inquiry into the country’s Perish- able Agricultural Goods industries.”
“The Australian poultry meat industry is highly concentrated, with only six processors controlling more than 95 percent of the market,” Minister Lit- tleproud said.
National Farmers’ Fed- eration chief executive officer Tony Mahar said stakeholder engagement – both face to face and online – would be held across all growing regions to ensure industry input to the project reflects di- verse issues and opportu- nities in the poultry meat supply chain.
“In this environment, it’s essential that growers can confidently negotiate fair and equitable contracts.
“Contract growers, processors, retailers and other industry stakehold- ers will be able to pro- vide feedback during the engagement process,” Mr Mahar said.
“Codes of conduct have increased transpar- ency in other industries, by ensuring two-way
“As well as establishing the purpose and objective of a potential code of con- duct, industry engagement will help develop a road map for implementation.”
Natural disaster impact survey
WITH rainfall con- tinuing and resulting in localised flooding around the country, Australians are en- couraged to stay up to date with current weather warnings and alerts through the Bu- reau of Meteorology and Queensland Fire and Emergency Ser- vices.
riculture and Fisheries Queensland Natural Disaster Impact Sur- vey to help us under- stand the scale of any impacts.
If you are a primary producer and experi- ence any loss or dam- age to your property in Queensland, fill in the Department of Ag-
This will help sup- port and confirm eli- gibility and determine methods of assistance.
If you’re in an area that has been through multiple events this season, remember to keep good records of any impacts including date-stamped photos.
And remember, if it’s flooded, forget it!
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