Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Call for new dairy deal
Gavan Herlihy
Opposition Agriculture Spokesperson
Sunday 26 March 2000
Call for new dairy deal
National Agriculture spokesperson Gavan Herlihy said today he was disappointed New Zealand dairy farmers have been denied the opportunity the mega-merger would have offered to improve their cash-flows.
"It has been apparent in recent weeks that the two big companies have had different agendas for the future structure of the dairy industry.
"With the Dairy Group now having a majority share of New Zealand's milk but not being able to exercise that dominant position in the Dairy Board, structural change isinevitable.
"Now that dairy leaders have opted not to go down the mega-merger route, I call on them to advance their plans for the future.
"To reduce commercial uncertainty for the dairy industry and to build on its status as New Zealand's No. 1 industry, industry leaders must quickly develop and put before farmers and Government their alternative to the now defunct mega-merger," Mr Herlihy says.
Ends
Gordon Campbell: On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism
NZ Government: Government Recommits To Equal Pay
Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter: Deputy Mayor ‘disgusted’ By Response To Georgina Beyer Sculpture
Te Pāti Māori: Māori Unemployment Rate Increases By More Than Four-Times National Rates
Government: Streamlining Building Consent Changes
Koi Tu - The Centre for Informed Futures: If Not Journalists, Then Who?
FIRST Union: May Day, The Biggest Threat To NZ Workers In 2024 Is Our Government
