article_snippet: New Zealand's heavy use of 1080 -- New Zealand uses about 80% of the world's manufactured stocks, according the country's Environmental Protection Agency -- has been a controversial issue, with conservationists and farmers generally supporting the measure, and some hunters and animal rights activists opposed.
article_snippet: New Zealand is the world's leading dairy exporter, and dairy
article_snippet: cooperative Fonterra is the country's biggest company, with revenue of $16.3 billion last year.
article_snippet: New Zealand Infant Formula Exporters Association chairman Michael Barnett said eyes were now on the response to the threat in key markets such as China, the biggest consumer of New Zealand dairy exports.
article_snippet: This could be extremely damaging for New Zealand exports offshore," New Zealand Infant Formula Exporters Association chairman Michael Barnett told CNN affiliate TVNZ.
article_snippet: Trading in all New Zealand-listed dairy companies was halted Tuesday with the announcement of the threat.