Dairy producers in Australia have voted in support of keeping the Dairy Service Levy at the current rate.

The levy funds a range of services including research, development and the promotion and protection of the dairy industry’s interests within Australia and internationally.

The results of voting in Dairy Poll 2007 were announced in Melbourne earlier today and show that more than two thirds of votes (68 per cent) were cast in favour of either keeping the Dairy Service Levy at its current rate (64 percent) or increasing it (4 percent). A total of 9540* ballot papers were distributed and 5039 or 53 percent were returned. It is the first time dairy farmers have been able to formally indicate their level of support for the levy.