JBS Australia and KGF seek to calm small-producer fears

Andrew Miller
Updated July 12 2021 - 9:01pm, first published 7:00am
POSTIVE NEWS: Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance president Tammi Jonas said it's a "very positive outcome" that JBS has confirmed, at least in the short term, that it has no interest in stopping "service kills" for small scale producers.
POSTIVE NEWS: Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance president Tammi Jonas said it's a "very positive outcome" that JBS has confirmed, at least in the short term, that it has no interest in stopping "service kills" for small scale producers.

Multinational livestock processors, JBS Australia and Kilcoy Global Foods, have moved to allay fears small to medium producers will be shut out, as a result of planned acquisitions of abattoirs in NSW and Victoria.

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Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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