00:01They provide one of Australia's most important agricultural products.
00:06But over the past few years, many dairy farmers have been doing it tough.
00:12Since COVID, it's just been one difficult period after another.
00:15With COVID and then drought and then this, you wonder sometimes just how much you can
00:22take.
00:23Despite years of challenges, Andrew Cavill says he's never faced something like this.
00:29We're really confused because we just don't know what tomorrow looks like and like any
00:35business, uncertainty kills the business.
00:38With nowhere to pass on costs, producers are bearing the full weight of the fuel crisis.
00:43They're calling on the supermarkets to help lighten the load by increasing milk prices.
00:49If we could lift the shelf price, I believe the feedback we're getting that most consumers
00:54would be happy to pay an extra 30 cents or something like that.
00:59The ABC reached out to the major supermarkets with Audi saying its ambition is to maintain
01:05low prices while keeping fair relationships with its suppliers.
01:09A Woolworths spokesperson says the company hopes to strike a balance between supporting
01:14suppliers and transporters and advocating for its customers.
01:19Coles didn't respond to requests for comments.
01:22In the meantime, producers are warning of what may happen amid the uncertainty of the war.
01:28It's a food security issue that there will be certainly some things that are not on shelves
01:33in the future if this continues to go on.
01:36A global conflict with devastating local impacts.
01:41A global conflict with devastating warming is fundamental for safer peace.
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