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Dairy analysts say milk production likely to be lowest in 20 years

Andrew Miller
Updated October 13 2023 - 3:42pm, first published January 31 2023 - 6:00am
Doug Hanks and son Josh, Stony Creek, were at the Victorian Livestock Exchange recently, looking for beef cattle, as they transitioned out of the dairy sector. "I 'm too old, I was worn out, I had had enough," he says.
Doug Hanks and son Josh, Stony Creek, were at the Victorian Livestock Exchange recently, looking for beef cattle, as they transitioned out of the dairy sector. "I 'm too old, I was worn out, I had had enough," he says.

Dairy analysts Fresh Agenda have warned of a "milk implosion", predicting as production "drops like a stone" to its lowest levels in nearly 20 years.

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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