Rough road to recovery

摘要

The global financial crisis and the effects of prolonged drought have deeply affected farmer confidence, according to Dairy Australia's 2009 Situation and Outlook. The following is a summary of the report's key findings. With commodity prices falling, milk price has re-emerged as the greatest challenge faced by farmers. The likelihood of a low opening price and slow recovery in returns is limiting the short-term options available for dealing with adverse seasonal conditions and volatile input costs.