NMPF Talking Points on New Zealand FTA

These talking points were posted on September 24, 2008. Read the full document here [0].

NMPF to Fight Inclusion of Dairy Products in Proposed Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand

When the Bush Administration announced on September 22, 2008, that it would pursue a free trade pact with New Zealand (a deal that also included the countries of Chile, Singapore, Brunei), NMPF stated it would seek the full exclusion of New Zealand’s dairy products under this Transpacific free trade agreement because of the New Zealand dairy industry’s unique structure and excessive manipulation of dairy markets globally and in the U.S. Read the full press release here [0].

Letter to Members of Congress

NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak sent this letter to members of Congress on August 5, 2008, to voice the dairy industry's strong opposition to a trade agreement with New Zealand. Since the collapse of the WTO talks in Geneva earlier this year, NMPF was concerned that that could cause initiatives for other trade agreements to gain momentum. Read the full letter here [0].