June 13 (Reuters) - Australian Competition and Consumer...

June 13 (Reuters) - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission:

• RELEASED A STATEMENT OF ISSUES RAISING PRELIMINARY COMPETITION CONCERNS ABOUT NUTRIEN'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF RURALCO
• IDENTIFIED LOCAL AREAS WHERE LANDMARK’S RURAL MERCHANDISE STORES COMPETE WITH RURALCO STORES AND THERE WOULD BE FEW REMAINING COMPETITORS
• CONSIDERING WHETHER DELIVERY FROM OUTSIDE THESE REGIONS WOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT COMPETITION TO THE RURALCO-LANDMARK RETAIL STORES
• PRELIMINARY VIEW IS THAT PROPOSED DEAL IS UNLIKELY TO LESSEN COMPETITION IN SUPPLY OF WOOL BROKING, LIVESTOCK AGENCY, & OTHER AREAS
• CHECKING WHETHER MERGED LANDMARK-RURALCO WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST RETAILERS WH0 ARE WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS COMPETING WITH STORES
• CONSIDERING WHETHER PROPOSED DEAL WOULD REDUCE COMPETITION AT WHOLESALE LEVEL, WHETHER REMAINING WHOLESALERS WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT COMPETITION