Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:25

Sour grapes

Written by  Milking It

OPINION: It seems Greenpeace is upping its long-running but ineffective public campaign against Fonterra.

Last week, a group of activists scaled the dryer at Fonterra Te Rapa before unfurling a banner labelling the country’s biggest export earner a climate polluter.

Greenpeace is also suing Fonterra for claiming its Anchor brand butter is 100% New Zealand grass-fed. An online petition to stop Fonterra from using palm kernel expeller is also being run.

Why this sudden burst of activism? Milking It reckons it’s to do with Fonterra announcing a massive $1.1b profit last year and its second-highest milk price forecast on record for its hard-working farmers.

It’s clear Greenpeace cannot bear a successful Fonterra. Definitely, a case of sour grapes!

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