[Greens-Media] Assistance for dairy needed as hay prices skyrocket

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber calls for urgent assistance for the 
dairy sector, as hay prices skyrocket.

"These rocketing prices are the continuing effects of the summer heatwave. 
Those who have hay appear to be holding on to it as they wait and see what 
next spring looks like. Farmers in crisis don't have the cash to pay for 
it anyway."

"The last twelve months' weather has created a crisis in the diary 
industry, and it is a taste of things to come."

"Lower annual rainfall, more heatwaves, more extreme dumps of rain over a 
short period, that's the Victorian Government's prediction under climate 
change models. "

"Who is helping dairy farmers to adapt? Certainly not the supermarkets, 
who picked the worst possible time to launch a milk price war. Not local 
Libs like Simon Ramsay, who make light of the problem."

" By 2070, Warrnambool could have the average temperature of Horsham and 
the average rainfall of Hamilton. By south west standards, that would be a 
state of permanent drought."

For comment: Greg Barber - 9348 2622

* Hay prices, Vic climate model, Ramsay speech sources: 
http://vicmps.greens.org.au/content/assistance-dairy-needed-hay-prices-skyrocket

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Liz Ingham
Office of Greg Barber MLC
Northern Metropolitan Region
Victorian Greens Leader

P: 9348 2622
M: 0409 333 595
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au

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