HIGHER prices for milk at the supermarket are a step in the right direction, according to Lake Boga dairy farmer Sally Bethune.

Mrs Bethune, who operates Bethune Lane Dairy with husband Paul, said milk should never have been sold at $1 a litre, as happened during the supermarket price wars that started in 2011.

In the past week, Coles and Woolworths have increased the price of their home brand f...