Fonterra Co-operative Group Chief
Executive Officer, Mr Andrew Ferrier said today it was now
clear that it was in his shareholders' best interests to
tender the co-operative's shareholding in Wrightson to the
Rural Portfolio Investments partial takeover offer.
"We
will continue to encourage retail consolidation in the rural
supplies sector through our ownership of RD1," he said.
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