Australian Dairy
Farmers Corporation
As a co-operative organisation, ADFC brings together dairy farms of all sizes to get the best possible return for every one of our members equally. Our work is simple: to buy raw milk from Australian dairy farmers at a fair and sustainable price.
Dairy farms in Australia are at the heart of everything we do. Founded and led by Australian dairy farmers, ADFC understands the challenges of running a profitable farm today. By working together, we provide a valuable service to suppliers and customers alike, which ensures a sustainable and profitable future for the thriving dairy sector.
ADFC gives milk suppliers the economic assurance they need to produce quality milk, adhere to best practices in animal welfare, care for the environment, and become employers of choice.
We believe that our vision has something to offer all dairy farmers in Australia. Get in touch if you want to find out more about working together!
As a co-operative organisation, ADFC brings together dairy farms of all sizes to get the best possible return for every one of our members equally. Our work is simple: to buy raw milk from Australian dairy farmers at a fair and sustainable price.
Dairy farms in Australia are at the heart of everything we do. Founded and led by Australian dairy farmers, ADFC understands the challenges of running a profitable farm today. By working together, we provide a valuable service to suppliers and customers alike, which ensures a sustainable and profitable future for the thriving dairy sector.
ADFC gives milk suppliers the economic assurance they need to produce quality milk, adhere to best practices in animal welfare, care for the environment, and become employers of choice.
We believe that our vision has something to offer all dairy farmers in Australia. Get in touch if you want to find out more about working together!
Australian Dairy Farmers Corporation (ADFC) is an independent organisation, owned and run by Australian dairy farmers. Our farmers supply quality milk from their dairy farms to our partner companies. Those companies then make premium dairy products that are sold in Australia and overseas.
About Us
We work with our farmers and partners to provide profitability and fairness.
When we started out in 2012, the industry lacked a corporation working closely with dairy farmers in Australia to ensure sustainable, profitable, futures for our dairy businesses.
Our founding vision – offering farmers the best possible outcomes while promoting a high-quality milk supply – has not changed. More importantly, our principles have been proven to provide stability and value to our suppliers.
Speak to ADFC today, and find out how we can partner with you and help share the benefits.
Security for Farmers
Once our milk price is announced each year, you are guaranteed to receive that as a minimum price for the season. Wherever possible, we announce step-ups, both retrospective and ongoing.
Philosophy of Fairness
Our expertly-negotiated prices are consistent for all dairy farms in our network. Transparency is at our core: ensuring that our members know and appreciate exactly how the corporation operates.
Security for Farmers
Once our milk price is announced each year, you are guaranteed to receive that as a minimum price for the season. Wherever possible, we announce step-ups, both retrospective and ongoing.
Philosophy of Fairness
Our expertly-negotiated prices are consistent for all dairy farms in our network. Transparency is at our core: ensuring that our members know and appreciate exactly how the corporation operates.
We Are ADFC
Owned and run by Australian dairy farmers
ADFC’s Customers share our philosophy of fairness for our farmers. Our Customers support the co-operative model and believe farmers need to be paid a competitive price at the farm gate to enable them to run sustainable businesses and produce quality milk.
Security of
milk pricing
Farmer-focussed
low-cost model
Premium up-front
price for milk
No stop/volume
charge
The Process
Getting started with us is easy
ADFC will enter into our standard form Milk Supply Contract (both exclusive and non-exclusive) with a supplier in the following circumstances:
- The supplier has a demonstrated ability to consistently meet the quality requirements set out in our Milk Supply Policy.
- The supplier is a shareholder of ADFC (or agrees to become a shareholder of ADFC).
- The supplier holds a current food safety licence from its relevant state regulatory authority.
- The supplier is able to supply milk on an all-year-round basis.
- The supplier is capable of supplying at least 800 litres of milk per collection
- The supplier is located in one of ADFC’s milk collection regions (which currently covers the majority of Victoria).
- The supplier has a collection point that a milk tanker can safely access on an all-year-round basis.
- ADFC currently has the capacity to accept the supplier’s milk based on the current needs of ADFC customers.
View our 2024 supplier contracts
Our exclusive and non-exclusive supplier contracts can be accessed here. They are updated annually, available for 13 months from the publishing date, and adhere to the Competition & Consumer (Industry Codes – Dairy) Regulations 2019 – providing transparent information to help you make the best investment decision.
