Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) with Fresh Milk Producers

3:05 pm

Photo of Andrew DoyleAndrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The only country with which we can compare what is happening is New Zealand which has a small population and exports 90% of its dairy products. I know from personal experience that its former town suppliers, as they were called, became the major co-operative, Fonterra. How did they ensure their liquid milk would continue to be available domestically because it is a very competitive business?