A growing number of meat producers and processors are increasingly uneasy about their levy funds being wasted by peak industry groups duplicating each other’s roles, industry sources say.
Cross-over was becoming more pronounced as industry groups sought to establish their relevance and there was an increasing amount of “competing in the same space”, one processor source said.
Cattle Council of Australia’s David HillI said it was a frustration for everyone who paid a levy in the red meat industry that “the best bang for our buck” might be giving way to organisations “all trying to protect their own patch.”
“We all understand there is a limited resource in terms of R&D and marketing funds,” he said.
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