QUEENSLAND will run out of fresh milk supplies by Christmas unless a predicted drenching helps break the drought.
With thousands of southeast Queensland dairy cows being slaughtered because of a lack of feed, 170,000 litres of milk a day will be trucked north from NSW or Victoria to meet demand next year, according to a report released yesterday.
Transporting milk from interstate will push up retail milk prices and mean a shorter shelf life. But offering a glimmer of hope, forecasters yesterday were holding out for parched southeast Queensland to get good rain, possibly tomorrow and Thursday.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
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Maybe this is why I drink black coffee
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