Allan Bollard now head of the APEC reflects of New Zealand’s response to rising incomes in East Asia and the risk of remaining stuck at the low-tech, low-return end of the value chain by just pumping out more primary production.
He points to research on the infant formula value chain by consultants Coriolis for the New Zealand Pacific Economic Co-operation Council, which found only 10 per cent of what the end consumer paid was captured in New Zealand by dairy farmers or processors (usually Fonterra).
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Allan is referring to the recently released reports commissioned by NZPECC.
Infant Formula Value Chain and UHT Value Chain are both available online.
