Fonterra urges Canada to 'play by the rules' in dairy trade dispute

Fonterra urges Canada to 'play by the rules' in dairy trade dispute
Justin Trudeau will step down as Canada's prime minister in early March. (Image: Getty)
Riley Kennedy
Canada must “play by the rules” like everyone else, Fonterra Co-operative Group’s head of ingredients says.New Zealand, alongside the United States and Australian dairy sectors, has taken issue with “artificially” low-priced Canadian dairy protein exports that they said were undermining legitimate export interests.Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ), the United States Dairy Export Council, the National Milk Producers Federation and the Australian Dairy Industry Council have written to their respective trade m...

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