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The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) was formally constituted in Wellington on 18 July 2003. The five foundation members were Fonterra Co-operative Group, Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company, Westland Milk Products, Mainland Products and Goodman Fielder.

Dairy cattle were first imported by European settlers in the early 19th Century to provide milk, butter and cheese for local supply. As early as 1846, only six years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the first exports began. By 1882 New Zealand was exporting the first refrigerated shipment.

DCANZ Taiwan FTA Press Release

Posted On: Friday, 28 October 2011

26 October 2011 Media release by the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) DAIRY SECTOR WOULD BENEFIT FROM A NEW ZEALAND - CHINESE TAIPEI ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT DCANZ Executive Director Simon Tucker said today that the announcement that New Zealand and Chinese Taipei are launching a feasibility study into a bilateral economic cooperation agreement could mean a welcome addition to NZ’s portfolio of trade agreements in the Asia Pacific region. “With New Zealand’s existing FTAs with China and Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei has been a missing piece of the puzzle up until now. A similar agreement with Chinese Taipei would deepen further our partnership with the broader China economy and lead to new opportunities for New Zealand’s dairy exporte...

Russia FTA Smart Strategy and Good Business for New Zealand Dairy Exporters

Posted On: Saturday, 13 November 2010

13 November 2010 Media release by the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) Russia FTA Smart Strategy and Good Business for New Zealand Dairy Exporters The Chairman of the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand, Malcolm Bailey, today described New Zealand FTA talks with Russia and its Customs Union partners, Belarus and Kazakhstan, as great news for the New Zealand dairy industry. He was responding to the announcement by Prime Minister John Key in Japan today that NZ and Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan would commence Free Trade Agreement negotiations in early 2011. “New Zealand is really picking up pace in the FTA game” said Bailey. “Adding Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to our growing list of FTA partners should mean new market opportunities for Ne...