George Christensen (Dawson, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, most grievously. In today's Mackay Daily Mercury on page 18 John Pratt of Wilmar Sugar Australia has said: 'Mr Christensen and canegrowers need to explain why they don't want canegrowers to be part of a marketing system that would give them more farm income.' He goes on to say: 'Growers would have on average achieved a cane price which was more than $4 per tonne higher than under QSL, Queensland Sugar Ltd, which equates to an increase of more than 50 per cent in average gross margins.' What Mr Pratt has not said is that the premium achieved by Wilmar was done through an aggressive price pool within Queensland Sugar Ltd.

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