Dairy co-op ups farmgate milk price due to fuel, fertiliser costs

Norco raises farmgate milk prices: What it costs your family

Norco has announced a five-cent per litre farmgate milk price rise from May. Discover how this will add 30 cents weekly to bills to support struggling dairy farmers.

Dairy co-op ups farmgate milk price due to fuel, fertiliser costs

Dairy co-operative Norco has announced it will raise its farmgate milk price by five cents per litre in response to war-related rises in fuel, fertiliser and freight costs.Norco says the price rise from next month will add about 30 cents per week to the average family grocery shop and is crucial to offset sharp increases in costs for their farmers across northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland.The farmgate milk price, which is the amo…

Norco lifts farmgate milk price, warns more support needed for farmers I Australian Rural & Regional News

Rising costs intensifying pressure across the sector and putting farmer livelihoods at risk Norco, Media Release, 20 April 2026 Norco, Australia’s oldest and last operating 100 per cent farmer-owned dairy co-operative, has announced a five cent per litre increase to its farmgate milk price from May 2026, while calling on the wider industry to step up and better support farmers as soaring input costs intensify pressure across the sector. This lif…

Norco lifts farmgate milk price, warns more support needed for farmers

Norco, Australia’s “oldest and last operating 100% farmer-owned dairy co operative”, has announced a five cent per litre increase to its farmgate milk price from May 2026, while calling on the wider industry to step up and better support farmers as soaring input costs intensify pressure across the sector. This lifts Norco’s average annual farmgate milk price to 97 cents per litre, delivering an additional $1 million into farmers’ pockets each mo…