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If things continue as they are, it will be difficult to maintain a stable supply of dairy products through domestic production.

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A Japan Dairy Council official. The number of dairy farming households nationwide has dropped almost 60 percent in the last 20 years, according to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry data.

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Maybe some of the bungs, er, subsidies, to the LDPs cronies could be given to dairy farmers.

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Govt should just step out and let the private sector take over. Some level of subsidies etc may still be appropriate but certainly not production quotas or government buying etc.

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Leave it to market forces. Fewer inefficient small producers needing subsidies to survive and cheaper, more plentiful dairy produce.

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If they can't do it, fine, but don't make supply suffer as a result of domestic inability. Drop the 500% or more tariffs on foreign butter.

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Recently I have been able to buy very nice New Zealand butter in my local supermarket, Cheaper than the local stuff. Don't know how they do that if there are 500% tariffs.

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