The code requires dairy processors to publish standard form milk supply agreements on their website by 2 pm on June 1 each year.
The code requires dairy processors to publish standard form milk supply agreements on their website by 2 pm on June 1 each year.
The ACCC alleges that instead of publishing its exclusive supply agreement on its website, UDC required dairy farmers to fill in an online form with data such as herd size and current processor before they could access the agreement.
UDC, a subsidiary of Warnambool’s Midfield Group and based in Penola, South Australia, also allegedly did not publish a non-exclusive agreement until about two months after the June 1 deadline.
“Processors must make their milk supply agreements publicly available, rather than putting them behind a portal or other barrier,” ACCC deputy chair Mick Keogh said.
“We’re also concerned that UDC’s delay in publishing a non-exclusive agreement may have sent the incorrect message to farmers that UDC is not obliged to offer such agreements, and that farmers may have missed out on the option to consider a UDC non-exclusive agreement.”
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