FED:We won't be cowed in milk war, farmers vow

AAP General News (Australia)
02-07-2011
FED:We won't be cowed in milk war, farmers vow

By Crystal Ja

CANBERRA, Feb 7 AAP - Dairy farmers have vowed to stand up to the "big supermarket
bullies" over the tumbling price of milk.

They've again called on the consumer watchdog to launch a formal inquiry into the power
of Coles and Woolworths.

The pair caused a storm two weeks ago by cutting as much as a third of the price of
their home-brand milk, offering two litre bottles for just $2 and delighting shoppers.

But Dairy Farmers Milk Cooperative chairman Ian Zandstra insists only the big supermarkets
will be grinning at …