Battle for milk
OPINION: Fonterra may be on the verge of selling its consumer business in New Zealand, but the co-operative is not keen on giving any ground to its competitors in the country.
Fonterra's regional heads of co-op affairs have been inundated with calls from farmers; the PKE usage guidance came out of the blue and days before the latest round of farmer meetings by directors.
Surely, the co-op could have floated the plan at farmer meetings before going public with it. This is another example of the co-op putting the cart before the horse.
