Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

Domestic production for these phosphates has actually accounted for some 49 per cent of the phosphate consumption in this country. What we see is that ABARE farm surveys show that as a percentage of total farm costs fertilisers make up about 15 per cent of the cash cost for grain producers, 12 per cent of the cash cost for mixed cropping and livestock producers and seven per cent for dairy farmers.