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Story: Dairying and dairy products

Cash cow

Cash cow

Fonterra Co-operative Group is New Zealand’s largest company and biggest exporter. It has an annual turnover of $13 billion, and more than 17,000 staff worldwide. It is owned by over 11,000 dairy farmers, who have a close interest in the financial matters of the company – as do the cows, according to this cartoon.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Cartoon by Paul Ekers

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Hugh Stringleman and Frank Scrimgeour. 'Dairying and dairy products', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/dairying-and-dairy-products/10/4