Community Trust in Rural Industries: Year 5 National Survey 2024
The Community Trust in Rural Industries (CTRI) program has reached its fifth year, continuing its mission to provide valuable insights into the relationship between Australia’s...
99 pages
Published: 1 Aug 2005
Author(s): Harris, David
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The Australian dairy industry has recently experienced a policy reform that involved the over-night removal of all price support mechanisms. It was an unusual event because policy changes are usually phased-in or announced with several years warning. In this case farmers had limited time to prepare for the effects of the reform. Consequently the Government provided restructuring assistance worth A$2 billion to help farmers adjust to the new market environment. This publication shows how farmers reacted to the effect of a substantial change in industry support.