Price Determination in the Australian Food Industry A Report

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MAJOR ADJUSTMENT – WHAT’S HAPPENING The sector The adjustments How these have had impact Industry response Dairy Deregulation of market milk pricing. Lower revenues to processors with the reduction of retail and wholesale prices of packaged milk once the fresh milk market moved to a national arena and retailers sought and were offered lower wholesale prices on private label products. Lower average costs for producers in regions exposed to a high fresh-product mix of milk usage. This effect has been exacerbated with lower returns from the export market which have eroded values of milk used in storable dairy products and the deep impact of drought on feed access and costs. Processor rationalisation of costs. Limited additional response for the production sector is feasible, beyond the assistance provided through the dairy structural adjustment payments to producers to adjust productive capacity and financial position. Exits from dairy production have increased as a result of the impact of drought coupled with low milk prices. Price Determination in the Australian Food Industry A Report Lamb Pork Low supply of lambs due to drought conditions. High export prices due to strong export demand and supply shortages. Commodity imports of pork portions. Tightening of margins for processors who are existing on smaller throughput volumes. Prices have not fully flowed through into retail due to price sensitivity in the face of red and white meat competition. Reduced the available returns to processors and producers from the manufacturing sector. Producers’ viability is now governed by the extent to which they can produce pork at globally competitive costs (which includes access to competitively priced feed grain) and align themselves closely to export processors. Promotion of increased lamb production (with the lure of high prices due to persisting strong export demand). Promotion of fresh pork consumption. Taking advantage of pricecompetitiveness against red meat options. Product innovation in the Australian market to improve overall return from the carcass is crucial to industry profitability. Concentration on fresh chilled exports is critical to this sector. 132
MAJOR ADJUSTMENT – WHAT’S HAPPENING The sector The adjustments How these have had impact Industry response Fresh fruit and vegetables Shift to greater retail direct buying. Rationalisation of suppliers to fewer larger suppliers. Lower volumes flowing into wholesale markets. Greater focus on wholesale sector sustaining business incomes. Limited response at industry level on a commodity-bycommodity basis. Fresh food industries are seeking an extension of the role of the Retail Grocery Industry Ombudsman and greater meaning for codes of conduct. Individual lines facing declining consumer support. Lower demand. Lower produce prices at wholesale. Pushing more fruit to coproduct streams. Improved investment in varieties and points of difference. Enhancing category management in conjunction with retailer. Eggs Increased use of private label by the retail sector at a significant price reduction from proprietary brands. Requirement for egg producers to meet welfare standards in cage design by 2008 will require major capital overhauls. Consolidation of egg production, packing, and marketing has been going on for several years postderegulation of egg production and marketing arrangements on the east coast. Investment in egg production facilities. Industry marketers sought and gained retail price increases due to higher costs. Sugar Significant sustained falls in international sugar prices due to changing world market dynamics coupled with poor seasonal conditions. Investment in greater automation of egg handling through to packing to offset higher fixed costs. Strong seasonal price competition remains at retail and wholesale as nonaligned marketers seek to take advantage of lower production costs. Lower farm incomes. No loss of certainty of supply of sugar to domestic markets due to the abundance of sugar volumes. Industry has sought adjustment assistance through state and federal governments. There is no scope for relief through the domestic products market due to its small scale, the decline in sugar consumption and the cost-competitiveness of other sweeteners in industrial uses. Price Determination in the Australian Food Industry A Report 133
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE BUSINESS GROUP
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FIGURES Price Determination in the
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Food lines The analysis of food pro
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DAIRY - PACKAGED MILK Overview of t
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Figure 10. Whole milk, 2 litre, sup
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Prices through the chain Our analys
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DAIRY - ANALYSIS OF PRICING OF DAIR
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THE MEAT SECTOR Analysis of the det
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The approach taken Assumptions used
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FRESH HORTICULTURE - WHOLESALE MARK
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PROCESSED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES Anal
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GRAIN AND OILSEED PRODUCTS Analysis
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OILSEEDS - OVERVIEW Background The
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