Biggest chicken processors to fix unfair contracts with farmers after ACCC investigation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has wrangled concessions from the country's biggest chicken meat processors to make some of their contracts with farmers fairer. Key points: The ACCC found unfair contracts could cause "significant financial harm to growers" Chicken processors have agreed to make some changes Labor has indicated support for proposed reforms that would allow companies to be penalised for unfair contracts The $3 billion industry is dominated by two big companies, with Ingham's and Baiada Poultry supplying about 70 per cent of the chicken meat in Australia. The ACCC said the companies held too much power and the contracts could cause "significant financial harm to growers". "We've found that anyone who does want to speak out about the conditions that are in these contracts, there are reprisals from the processors," Mr Wojcicki said.
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