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More signs of consolidation in the Australian dairy sector.

The Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ) has joined with US, Australian, European, and Mexican dairy organisations in requesting a WTO dispute settlement proceeding be initiated against Canada if it continues with a planned extension to its dairy trade protections.

Canadian-owned Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Company, Victoria, saw its net profit slump 88% last year.

New Zealand wine exports to Canada have just exceeded 1 million cases as of February 2015.

Canadian dairy giant Saputo has announced a ‘zero tolerance policy’ on animal welfare and will refuse milk from farms showing evidence of animal cruelty.

Labour is now also putting the putting the boot into the NZ dairy sector. Its trade spokesman David Parker has accused Trade Minister Tim Groser of insulting Canadian diplomats by comparing that country’s dairy industry to the Soviet Union.

DOMINO’S PIZZA of Canada is now using only cheese made from 100% Canadian milk on all its offerings.

BEEF AND pig farmers are the winners in a new trade deal between Canada and the EU, but it spells bad news for cheese makers in Canada and the US.

CANADA’S PEST Management Regulatory Agency says current agricultural practices related to the use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seed are not sustainable, but has stopped short of calling for a ban.