US Edition‘Dairy Shortages, No Ifs or Buts’: Milk and Butter Prices to Rise as Farmers Tread Water
- Dairy farms in NSW suffered severe flooding while Victoria and South Australia faced record droughts in early 2025, damaging production.
- Floods destroyed farms, killed cattle, and submerged machinery in NSW, while drought dried dams and paddocks and doubled fodder costs elsewhere.
- Industry leaders urge government intervention, noting over 40% of dairy farmers are drought-affected and cleanup costs run into millions.
- EastAUSMilk president Joe Bradley called it "a disaster" with shortages expected to raise milk and butter prices from July 1 across Australia.
- The situation could cause sustained inflation in dairy products, greater import reliance, and mental health strains unless strong supports like disaster grants follow.
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The price of dairy products continued to rise in May, with sour cream becoming the most expensive on store shelves. The price of several vegetables also rose, while a kilo of sugar is much cheaper than a year ago.
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