JOHN Keely, like dairy farmers across northern Victoria, is sweating on milk prices due in May.

Because, like every other dairy farmer across northern Victoria, there is little he can do to offset soaring electricity and fuel costs – except with a stronger milk price.

The price, he said, had to be at least $9 per kilogram of milk solids for the 480 cows he and his family run.

“But $9.50 wou...