Evaluation of the December 2000 Dairy Industry Merger Package From The Perspective of Competition Policy
Table of Contents
- Introduction by Minister Of Agriculture
- Evaluation of the December 2000 Dairy
Industry Merger Package From The Perspective of Competition Policy
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- The GDC Proposal
- Public Benefits and Detriments
- Role of the Commerce Commission
- Conclusion
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Comparison of the Mega-Merger and GDC Proposals
- 3. Public Detriments
- 3.1 - Findings of the Commerce Commission
- 3.2 - The Price of Dairy Products in the New Zealand Market
- 3.3 - Ability to Exit and Calculation of the Fair Value of the Farmer's Interest
- 3.4 - Competition Between Co-operatives
- 3.5 - Potential for Competitive Entry
- 3.6 - Farmer Scrutiny of GDC activities
- 4. Public Benefits
- 4.1 - Introduction
- 4.2 - Promotion of Industry Change
- 4.3 - Promotion of Processing and Structural Efficiencies
- 4.4 - Preservation of a Single Seller Market
- 4.5 - Industry Development
- 5. Overall Assessment of the Balance Between Benefits and Detriments
- 6. Costs and Benefits Of Assessment By the Commerce Commission
- 7. Conclusion
PDF Version Information about viewing PDF files [
]
Contact for Enquiries
Rural Affairs Coordinator
Sector Performance Policy
MAF Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 0675
Fax: +64 4 4 894 0745
Contact this person
