Issue 2000 July 01
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Rural: Dairy deregulation turning sour
As the date falls due for deregulation of the dairy industry, there is mounting concern of the effects it will have on farmers, and growing calls for deregulation to be scrapped and replaced with a new regulation formula.Last December, the new Victorian Labor Government gave dairy farmers a vote on whether they wanted deregulation with an adjustment package or deregulation with no package.Farmers,…
Economics: World’s farm subsidies rising: wake up Australia
Australia and the US may both preach free trade, but only Australian politicians and bureaucrats seriously practise it.As the table below shows, US assistance to farmers has remained high over the last decade, as have subsidies to farmers in the 29 most advanced nations that make up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).Lower world commodity prices and the ensuing pressure on…
