Chinese Demand Leads to Shortage of Bellamy Milk Powder in Australia

Chinese Demand Leads to Shortage of Bellamy Milk Powder in Australia
Nov 11, 2015 By eChinacities.com

Chinese demand for Bellamy organic milk powder ­has led to a shortage amongst Australian customers. An increase in sales ahead of China’s Singles’ Day has made the problem worse.

The Tasmania-based company issued an apology to its customers, who have complained that they cannot find the product in their local supermarkets.

Bellamy has always been popular with Chinese consumers, but demand reached a new peak in the weeks leading up to November 11, China’s massive online shopping day.

The demand for the milk powder in China is so high that a number of Chinese living in Australia purchased the milk powder from their local supermarkets and resold it to Chinese consumers. The cans can be purchased in Australia for 20 Australian Dollars (1 Australian Dollar is about 4.47 Yuan), but could be resold in China for four times the original price. 

Melamine-tainted milk powder killed at least six infants in China in 2008 and made 300,000 infants ill. Now, Chinese consumers will pay a premium on imported milk powder.

Source: inews.qq.com

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coineineagh

milk powder is being abused as a population control method in China. misleading adverts convince most nongs that powder is better than breastfeeding. 80% c-section means most mothers are bedridden for more than 2 weeks, making them unable to breastfeed long term. the sky-high price makes it too expensive to have kids for poor people. now, they've relaxed the one child policy, because it has become redundant and unnecessary. i see the Chinese in Holland buying up milk powder too, they swarm like locusts and have a hostile look. at the same time, their behaviour is understandable and typical Chinese. a hard-to-justify mix of necessity and brand-name loyalty.

Nov 12, 2015 16:59 Report Abuse

Guest2650392

"Chinese living in Australia purchased the milk powder from their local supermarkets and resold it to Chinese consumers." Locusts are locusts wherever they are.

Nov 12, 2015 16:02 Report Abuse

Garbo

The beginning of the end for Chinese in Australia . This is how the trouble started in HK. They'll have to lock it up like they do in Germany .

Nov 12, 2015 10:48 Report Abuse