In short: Australia's chicken growers are calling for industry change, saying the processors hold too much power. "180 million chickens go into consumers' mouths a year … but of that $14/kg that you're paying for your breast meat or thigh meat, the grower gets around $1," ACGC chief executive Joanne Sillince said. While the two big supermarkets control 65 per …
Pressure is mounting within the Federal Government to establish a new visa that would allow overseas workers to come to Australia to work on farms, with a Coalition-stacked committee of MPs reigniting the call for an "ag visa". Key points: A new parliamentary report says Australia should have a new visa created for farm workers An inquiry looking to grow …