'Angry' milk suppliers on the verge of protesting Dairygold's fixed-price contract

The contracts mean many farmers have been caught paying today’s inflated prices for their feed, fertiliser and energy, while receiving pre-pandemic prices for what they produce.

Dairygold fixed-price suppliers say they are looking for an extra 12 cents per litre to cover significant increases to farm input costs.

Dairygold's fixed-price milk suppliers are on the verge of protest as the processor says its hands are tied over aid for farmers tied into milk prices almost 20 cent per litre below the current base price.

Dairygold fixed-price suppliers say they are looking for an extra 12 cents per litre to cover significant increases to farm input costs over the last two years.