Dairy farmers have begun slaughtering their cows as an El Nino sweeps across Australia, leaving "no room for passengers", the world's biggest dairy exporter, Fonterra, says. The weather phenomenon is biting into key dairy producing areas, including western Victoria and the Murray region, which have experienced "non-existent rainfall" so far in October. As a result, Fonterra national milk supply manager Matt Watt said the dairy season had been brought forward about a month, meaning many farmers would have to start using their fodder reserves earlier than expected. Once that runs out, Mr Watt said farmers would have to make "some tough decisions" about whether...
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