Tough trade
OPINION: Known for serious trade negotiations with global politicians, top NZ trade official Vangelis Vitalis also knows how to crack jokes.
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.
