The United States' dairy sector is looming as a major stumbling block for any New Zealand-USA free trade agreement (FTA). There has been increasing optimism in New Zealand about such a deal - either as a bilateral FTA or as part of an expanded P4 trading block with New Zealand Chile, Singapore and Brunei - but American farm lobbyists worry that NZ dairy exports could flood their domestic market. In the heartland of US dairying, Wisconsin, a Democrat congressional candidate, Roger Kittelson has warned industry in the state could be in trouble if a free trade agreement with New Zealand materialises. Imports from New Zealand - such as milk protein concentrates and other milkpowders - would compete directly with Wisconsin's production of milk, cheese, whey, butter, cream and lactose. "I would not support any trade deal with any...
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