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Australia: Cotton industry to fight electricity price hike

25/03/2013

Cotton Australia is rallying the industry behind a campaign to stop a proposed 17.5% increase in electricity tariffs for Queensland growers. This follows a 10% rise in electricity prices for farmers in 2012-13. Michael Murray, Cotton Australia’s policy manager for Queensland & Water, said: “Since 2000, electricity prices have risen by 250%, or...

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