I think you need to do your own research Snapiti because..... YOU ARE WRONG. Furthermore YOU DO NOT KNOW exactly what takes place for, and how individual farmers structure their supply agreements across Australia. I have relayed the information as it was delivered to me, by a farmer far superior to yourself, and therefore reiterate that the are just OUTRIGHT WRONG.
As proof that LARGE suppliers are using the format mentioned earlier i leave you with this extract from Fresh Agenda (
http://www.freshagenda.com.au/about)
Supply arrangements for farmers in NSW
•In NSW as in other Australian regions, and most developed dairying regions around the world, there
are generally exclusive supply arrangements between individual farmers and a single processor.
•Traditionally this has allowed dairy companies to specify and differentiate quality and delivery parameters based on their product requirements. It has also given farmers the ability to deliver all their milk to a single buyer.
•In NSW, drinking milk processors such as Lion and Parmalat, with generally much tighter requirements for quality and daily intakes have legally binding contracts with their suppliers, and allow for longer‐term agreements on price. They also tend to specify the volume of milk to be supplied.
•Manufacturers such as Bega and Murray Goulburn tend to have open‐ended agreements with farmers that can be terminated by farmers and do not specify the volume to be delivered.
•While
exclusive supply arrangements have been the norm, some larger suppliers have negotiated delivery of their milk to different processors by segregating supply and maintaining separate infrastructure for pick‐up.
Did I say by the way YOU ARE WRONG?? Can i suggest you continue "farming" your large pile of bull*&%@, organise a multiple supply agreement for your ego, as well as your mouth, and proceed to consume your product to further illustrate my point that you are full of S%#T.