Covid-19 Impacts on Dairy Supply Chains and Pricing

The Business of Dairy

Covid-19 continues to impact how we live and operate as individuals, communities and businesses. This month we look at the impact it is having on farm input pricing and the supply chain from the perspective of a rural produce store and a farmer.

Troy Higgins, manager at Gloucester Rural Supplies, shares his perspective on how he is managing the challenges of securing supply of products in the year ahead and gives us some insight into current and future pricing and availability of products.

Chris Maslin is a third-generation dairy farmer who manages a herd of 700 cows in a family dairy business near Gloucester and he explains some of the things he has done to plan ahead in his business given supply issue challenges.

Useful resources related to this podcast:

For current Covid-19 recommendations and health alerts please visit the State Government website relevant to your business.

Covid-19 – Dairy Australia Resources web page (including CovidSafe Plan templates)

This podcast is an initiative of the NSW DPI Dairy Business Advisory Unit – visit for further information and resources.

It is brought to you in partnership the Hunter Local Land Services

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The information discussed in this podcast are for informative and educational purposes only and do not constitute advice.