Dairy production, processing and transport costs are quantified

Andrew Miller
Updated June 4 2019 - 12:09pm, first published June 2 2019 - 5:00pm
TRANSPORT COSTS: A leading economics consultancy firm has determined the transport cost of taking milk from the farm gate, processing it and shipping it as skim milk powder, to Singapore.
TRANSPORT COSTS: A leading economics consultancy firm has determined the transport cost of taking milk from the farm gate, processing it and shipping it as skim milk powder, to Singapore.

A new report has found transporting milk from the farm gate in south-west Victoria, processing it into skim milk and then shipping the finished product to Singapore costs about $400 a tonne.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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