Australian farmers launch legal action against Fonterra and Murray Goulburn

Hundreds of farmers in Australia have launched an action against New Zealand milk processor Fonterra and Australian milk processor Murray Goulburn over the calculation of milk price cuts this year. By Amy Nora Fitzgibbon
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Two law firms in Victoria, Australia, are working in conjunction on a group claim for dairy farmers on the continent.
Adley Burstyner and Harwood Andrews are taking on a case instigated by approximately 300 dairy farmers who claim that New Zealand milk processor Fonterra and Australian milk processor Murray Goulburn (MG) have applied unlawful deductions to the farmgate milk price and are taking back money already paid to them.
In a statement issued to the Irish Farmers Journal, David Burstyner, head of Adley Burstyner’s group claims practice, said: “In effect, the two processors are reducing the prices paid over the …
 
Source: FarmersJournall
Link: http://www.farmersjournal.ie/australian-farmers-launch-action-against-fonterra-and-murray-goulburn-222917
 

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Así lo expresó Domingo Possetto, secretario de la seccional Rafaela, quien además, afirmó que a los productores «habitualmente los ignoran los gobiernos». Además, reconoció la labor de los empresarios de las firmas locales y aseguró que están «esperanzados» con la negociación entre SanCor y Adecoagro.

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