Price Determination in the Australian Food Industry provides an in-depth analysis of the wide range of factors affecting farm-gate, wholesale and retail pricing in Australia’s food industry. The report examines and compares prices at the farm-gate (the net price to the primary producer), wholesale (price paid at the point where they enter retail distribution) and retail levels (the price paid by the consumer).
It also presents case studies on fresh and processed products from a variety of sectors, including dairy, meat, horticulture, grains and eggs.
The report identifies the main factors that affect pricing, such as farm production, trade, supply chain integration, technology and innovation, regulation and compliance, and market dynamics.
- Full Report PDF
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Alternatively you may download each section individually: - Executive summary PDF [66 KB]
- Contents PDF [78 KB]
- 1. Introduction PDF [75 KB]
- 2. Principal determinants of prices and costs in agrifood products PDF [67 KB]
- 3. Analysis of the determinants of prices and costs in product value chains PDF [470 KB]
- 4. The performance of Australian food companies PDF [75 KB]
- 5. Grocery retail PDF [103 KB]
- 6. Issues for consideration PDF [100 KB]
- Bibliography PDF [49 KB]
Case studies
- Dairy products PDF [148 KB]
- The meat sector PDF [150 KB]
- Fresh horticultural products PDF [118 KB]
- Processed fruit and vegetables PDF [99 KB]
- Grain and oilseed products PDF [124 KB]
- Sugar products PDF [83 KB]
- Rice PDF [90 KB]