Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporting cooperative, is based in which country?

Explanation

Fonterra is a New Zealand-based farmer-owned dairy cooperative, so its home country is New Zealand. It was formed in 2001 by merging the New Zealand Dairy Board with two other cooperatives and accounts for roughly 30% of global dairy trade. The USDA Economic Research Service describes Fonterra as the dairy cooperative of New Zealand, calls it heavily export-oriented, and identifies it as the world's leading dairy exporter. Fonterra's profile connects New Zealand's dairy economy, cooperative organisation, and global dairy exports.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Australia has a large dairy industry, but Fonterra is a New Zealand cooperative, not an Australian one.
• (B) Denmark is associated with Arla Foods and other major European cooperatives, but Fonterra is not the Danish dairy cooperative.
• (D) The Netherlands is associated with FrieslandCampina, whereas Fonterra belongs to New Zealand's dairy cooperative sector.

Concept

Major agro-based industries are often linked to their country locations in World Geography. RAS frequently covers cooperatives, export crops and leading producer regions through company-country associations.

Source

• USDA Economic Research Service
• https://www.comcom.govt.nz/news-and-media/news-and-events/archive/commission-clears-fonterra-to-acquire-national-foods/

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