1. New Zealand produces 3% of all the _____ in the world. - milk (answer) - beef - mussels - timber 2. Which region has the most herds in New Zealand (33%)? - Waikato - Bay of Plenty - Northland - Canterbury 3. Dairy farming contributed _____ (in 2016-17) of the total value that New Zealand earned from its merchandise exports. - 8% - 28% (answer) - 48% - 68% New Zealand - Dairy Industry - Cream unloaded from the train at Ngaruawahia about to be conveyed to the factory - 1/12/1921 - Unknown Photographer - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #336450 New Zealand Dairy Industry - New Zealand produces 3% of all the milk in the world. - New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of dairy products but is only the 8th largest milk producer worldwide. - Dairy farming contributed 28% (in 2016-17) of the total value that New Zealand earned from its merchandise exports. - The Waikato region has the most herds in New Zealand (33%) - The North Island has 73% of New Zealand’s dairy herds, 60% of dairy cows and produces 57% of New Zealand's milk solids. - The South Island has 27% of New Zealand’s dairy herds, 40% of dairy cows and produces 43% of New Zealand's milk solids. - Jobs in the dairy industry (excl. farm business owners) 47,310 employees - Amount of export revenue NZ earnt from dairy farming (2016-17) $NZ13.4 billion (https://www.dairynz.co.nz/media/5788611/quickstats_new_zealand_web_2017.pdf)