Western Australia's three largest dairy producers are now under foreign ownership, after Brownes was sold to a consortium of investors that includes Chinese dairy operator Shanghai Ground Food.
Coles stores in Western Australia will be selling WAFarmers branded milk from today, with part of the proceeds from sales going to development of the state's agricultural industry.
Harvey Fresh has been acquired by Italian dairy giant Parmalat in a deal which values the Western Australian milk and fruit juice company at about $117 million.