fertiliser inquiry

Will this have any effect? What will they find, that there is a shortage???

Thursday February 14, 02:02 PM
Coalition set up fertiliser inquiry

A Senate committee will investigate why the price of farm fertilisers has risen sharply.

The Federal Government had already instructed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate any anti-competitive conduct in the fertiliser industry.

But this morning the Coalition used its numbers to set up the Senate inquiry into fertiliser pricing and marketing.

The inquiry will be chaired by Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan who says it is needed to protect rural Australia.

"When there is a shed full of super back in November worth about $780 a tonne and he is told by the agent 'mate I can't quote you a price nor give you a delivery' on the super that is sitting there in shed - we have been had," he said.

"The price has gone up $400 a tonne in the meantime, now you can have some."