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Nick Young :tinoflag:This is huge. And very bad news for big dairy buyers like Nestlé, MARS and Danone which all have Zero Deforestation policies.Fonterra’s palm kernel supply link to illegal palm operations bad news for Nestlé <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/fonterra-palm-kernel-supply-link-llegal-palm-operations-bad-news-for-nestle/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-68709&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/fonterra-palm-kernel-supply-link-llegal-palm-operations-bad-news-for-nestle/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-68709&utm_source=mastodon</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dairy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fonterra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deforestation</a>

Greenpeace AotearoaAn undeniable admission of guilt.Fonterra quietly removes ‘100% grass-fed’ label from Anchor butter as Greenpeace lawsuit approaches <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/fonterra-quietly-removes-100-grass-fed-label-from-anchor-butter-as-greenpeace-lawsuit-approaches/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=postid-68322&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/fonterra-quietly-removes-100-grass-fed-label-from-anchor-butter-as-greenpeace-lawsuit-approaches/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=postid-68322&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newzealand</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fonterra</a>

Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:Fonterra are making a big deal about decarbonising their Clandeboye plant. They plan to replace coal burners with wood pellets.The plant opened less than ten years ago amidst pressure from local activists NOT to choose coal burners, but they did it anyway.Then the Labour government gave Fonterra $90m for initiatives to halve their use of coal. The plant conversion will cost $64m.And Fonterra can *claim* they've reduced emissions.<a href="https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/dairy/fonterra-dumps-coal-bid-slash-emissions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/dairy/fonterra-dumps-coal-bid-slash-emissions</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fonterra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Carbon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenwashing</a>

Greenpeace AotearoaWe're calling on Fonterra investors to stop for a minute and consider the big picture. Palm kernel is a product of the palm oil industry, a key driver of rainforest deforestation in Southeast Asia, and responsible for human rights abuses and the destruction of rare wildlife habitats.Greenpeace calls on Fonterra investors to consider big picture with giant puzzle: <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-calls-on-fonterra-investors-to-consider-big-picture-with-giant-puzzle/?utm_medium=post&utm_content=postid-67226&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-calls-on-fonterra-investors-to-consider-big-picture-with-giant-puzzle/?utm_medium=post&utm_content=postid-67226&utm_source=mastodon</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fonterra</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forests</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#southeastasia</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greenpeace</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newzealand</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/auckland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auckland</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#puzzle</a>

Ika MakimakiWill you be in <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/T%C4%81makiMakaurau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TāmakiMakaurau</a> on Monday morning?Do you want to come and rain on <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fonterra</a>'s Parade? 🐄 We're making a banner at their annual Shareholders’ Fund MeetingIt'll be fun. Join us! <a href="https://community.greenpeace.org.nz/events/fonterra-message" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://community.greenpeace.org.nz/events/fonterra-message</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenpeace</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aotearoa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tooManyCows</a>

Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:So farewell, Mainland cheese. I wonder what the two old guys in the ads would've thought about this?Fonterra is ditching its consumer brands to concentrate on what they do best -- producing cheap milk powder for China and polluting our waterways. The sale, which includes Anchor and several other brands, is likely to produce $2.5-3.0b and Fonterra are promising a cash handout to shareholders.<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533434/fonterra-pushes-ahead-with-sale-of-anchor-mainland-brands" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/533434/fonterra-pushes-ahead-with-sale-of-anchor-mainland-brands</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fonterra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dairy</a>

Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:Theo Spierings, the former CEO of NZ's biggest polluter, Fonterra, has died. His legacy will be measured in nitrate levels.<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/531488/former-fonterra-chief-executive-theo-spierings-dies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/531488/former-fonterra-chief-executive-theo-spierings-dies</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Spierings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spierings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fonterra</a>

Ika MakimakiApologies, I am too late to share the live version tonight, but the team at <a href="https://mas.to/@greenpeace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@greenpeace</a> has done a show about Fonterra, methane and why we hung a banner from their building last week.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/4Y2cO_JPD9s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/live/4Y2cO_JPD9s</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tooManyCows</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/dirtyDairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dirtyDairy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climateChange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greenpeace</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fonterra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/methane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#methane</a>

Greenpeace AotearoaBREAKINGGreenpeace is suing Fonterra for misleading palm kernel greenwash <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-sues-fonterra-for-misleading-consumers-with-palm-kernel-greenwash/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=postid-66223&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-sues-fonterra-for-misleading-consumers-with-palm-kernel-greenwash/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=postid-66223&utm_source=mastodon</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fonterra</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rainforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rainforest</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pke</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dairy</a>

Greenpeace AotearoaThis has HUGE implications for New Zealand. A large proportion of our emissions is methane from the dairy industry.How methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards catastrophe — and how ending methane emissions is our best chance of averting the worst impacts of the climate crisis.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/17/methane-climate-crisis-amazon-peat-permafrost-vegan-heat-pumps" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/17/methane-climate-crisis-amazon-peat-permafrost-vegan-heat-pumps</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newzealand</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TooManyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TooManyCows</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fonterra</a>

Mojo ♻️<a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rbreich</a> In Australia, the food industry also exhibits significant levels of concentration, though perhaps not as extreme as in the U.S. Here's a general overview:1. Supermarket Sector: The Australian grocery market is highly concentrated, with two major players, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Woolworths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Woolworths</a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Coles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coles</a>, dominating about 65-70% of the market. Aldi and IGA (Independent Grocers of Australia) hold smaller shares, but the landscape is still largely controlled by the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/duopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#duopoly</a> of Woolworths and Coles. This concentration can limit competition and contribute to higher prices for consumers.2. Meat Processing: The Australian meat processing industry is also fairly concentrated, with a few large companies like JBS Australia, Teys Australia, and Australian Country Choice controlling a significant share of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/beef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beef</a> processing. This concentration can lead to less competition and potentially higher prices for meat products.3. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Agricultural</a> Inputs (Seeds, Fertilisers): The agricultural inputs sector in Australia, like seeds and fertilisers, is controlled by a few major players. Companies such as Bayer (which acquired <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monsanto</a>) have a significant share of the seed market, while companies like Incitec Pivot and Nutrien dominate fertiliser production. This concentration can lead to reduced competition and potentially higher costs for <a href="https://aus.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farmers</a>, which may be passed on to consumers.4 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dairy</a> Industry: The dairy processing industry in Australia is also dominated by a few large companies like <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fonterra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fonterra</a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Saputo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saputo</a>, and Bega Cheese. This concentration can impact <a href="https://aus.social/tags/milk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#milk</a> prices both for producers and consumers.In summary, Australia has similar issues with market concentration in the food industry, though the levels vary by sector. This concentration can lead to reduced competition, which often results in higher prices for consumers. The dominance of a few major players across various sectors makes it challenging to achieve more competitive pricing, ultimately affecting the cost of food in Australia.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/FoodIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodIndustry</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MarketConcentration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarketConcentration</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GroceryPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GroceryPrices</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodSecurity</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfLiving</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SupermarketDuopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupermarketDuopoly</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Agriculture</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FoodPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodPrices</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EconomicImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicImpact</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DairyIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DairyIndustry</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BeefProcessing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeefProcessing</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FertiliserPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FertiliserPrices</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConsumerRights</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WelcomeToCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelcomeToCapitalism</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Auspol</a>

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