Focusing on the positives

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New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra remainsrnon course for a successful year, but thernco-operative's chairman is taking nothing forrngranted. Alec Peachey reportsrnWith milk prices getting lower in New Zealand it is easy to understand why farmers might be downhearted. But according to the chairman of Fonterra, the co-operative is fortunate to have understanding members who are aware of the reasons why prices are so low.rnHaving been on a whistle-stop tour of a number of European capitals, Henry van der Heyden took time out to talk to Dairy Industries International at New Zealand House in London.rnFonterra is co-operatively owned by 11,000 New Zealand dairy farmers. The company exports 95 per cent of its dairy products to customers and consumers in more than 140 countries.