Consumer, Green Party want official dairy inquiry

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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 7:00p.m.

Both Consumer and the Green Party are calling for such a formal inquiry by the Commerce Commission or Government

Both Consumer and the Green Party are calling for such a formal inquiry by the Commerce Commission or Government

Dairy prices – we have looked at this issue repeatedly this year, and now there's an increasing sense that the scrutiny of milk pricing needs to move into an official inquiry.

Both Consumer and the Green Party are calling for such a formal inquiry by the Commerce Commission or government.

Sue Chetwin of Consumer and Sue Kedgley of the Green Party talk with John Campbell about dairy prices and Fonterra.

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13 Apr 2011 02:56a.m.

MrMan wrote:

I've asked this before and ill ask it again “How many of you think you will die if you don’t drink milk” ?

27 Mar 2011 08:15p.m.

Mataura wrote:

Good call Rob :-) Boycott the dairy industry full stop, put your money where your mouth is!

27 Mar 2011 04:02p.m.

ian wrote:

Who cares what the Green Party wants--after watching their destructive performance with The "Forshore and Seabed" bill, I say to you all--go bush, and hug a tree, you are more use there.

26 Mar 2011 02:46p.m.

Bella wrote:

I remember u finding milk at a Harris Rd Dairy for $2.90. Both the dairies on Harris Rd have milk at this price. One has blue, lite blue and green at this price. I found they have a plain yoghurt at $2.50 for 750g. Guess where I shop now. Your show changed my shopping pattern for these dairy items.

25 Mar 2011 08:43p.m.

Robert wrote:

The Media, Consumer, and the Greens are way off base - well done Fonterra.

I live in a small town where dairy is the primary industry, and Fonterra is the largest employer (by far).

It is common knowledge (in our town) that a job at the Fonterra factory is a 'cushy number' - VERY good pay for very little work.

The inefficiency of the Fonterra factory workforce is the stuff of legends.

Why is gross inefficiency not of concern to Fonterra? Answer; it's extremely easy to hide in a monopolised market. Fonterra can charge retailers whatever it needs to, in order to show 'reasonable' Labour costs as a percentage of sales.

Fonterra spends whatever is necessary to keep its workforce at work and the Unions at bay - the Union has a full time representative on site, with his own office. Employees take books to work to fill in their time. Naturally, employees do not complain as the money is so good!

So, stop looking at the retailers for answers. Fonterra is holding NZ to ransom, passing it's inefficiency onto all of us, in the price it charges the retailers for it's product!