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From farmers to marketsDairy Australia's industry analyst, Norman Repacholi, offered an overview of the latest Situation and Outlook report.At the farmgate, dairy farmer confidence has taken a hit this year. On-farm investment is low, with only 45% of dairy farmers anticipating a profit in 2016/17.Trust has emerged as a major issue, with the latest farmer survey indicating twice as many farmers as expected changing processors. These relationships will take time to repair, Mr Repacholi said.Higher culling rates of less productive cows taking place on-farm right now may have a positive outcome, with milk yields and milk quality all going up as a result in the long term.