9 May 2018

Govt unveils review of $18b dairy industry

From Nine To Noon, 9:08 am on 9 May 2018

The shape of a major review of the dairy industry has just been revealed by the Agriculture Minister. Damien O'Connor says the legislation governing Fonterra - passed 17 years ago, is to be comprehensively reviewed. The review will include how farmers enter and exit the co-op, the contestabilty for milk, and the incentives and disincentives for diary to move to sustainable, higher value production and processing.

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