Dairy Australia said SMEs were having trouble sourcing supplies as traders with longstanding arrangements were given priority © 123RF

Australian food manufacturers facing butter shortage

posted by Su-San Sit

in Supply chain

12 June 2017

Food manufacturers are facing a butter shortage due to a perfect storm of factors hitting the dairy industry.

A drop in overall milk production, an increase in demand nationally and a change in consumer tastes towards full cream milk products have been blamed for a shortage of supply squeezing smaller food producing businesses.

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