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Aan 21-01-97 7:08, in bericht <5c1mh6$9nd@guru.apana.org.au>, Lu Beranek 
<luber@guru.apana.org.au> schreef:

> martin wijsman (mwijsman@worldaccess.nl) wrote:
> : Aan 12-01-97 21:36, in bericht <32d9487c.487523@news.mel.aone.net.au>, 
> David 
> : Clayton <dcstar@acslink.aone.net.au> schreef:
> 
> : > bmiller@pcug.org.au (Brian Miller) contributed the following:
> : > 
> : > >Can someone explain to me why Aussie cheeses (other than mousetrap)
> : > >are so much more expensive than their imported equivalents.   For
> : > >example, Australian Gouda is about $15 a kilo while the Dutch variety
> : > >is about $10.   Similarly with Brie and Camembert.   And anything with
> : > >"King Island" on the label seems to be priced around the $30+ mark.
> 
> Not always the case, some Aust cheeses which have heavily promoted labels
> may be but have a look at the Roquefort clones by way of example.
> 
> (Good to see the Dutch have stopped subsidising - does this mean that they
> have left the EEC?  :-)
> 
> --
> luber@guru.apana.org.au...........................meditation in the deep South
> 

No we havn't left the EU ?

Actually we have learned to deal with international competition. however to be 
honest milk prices in Autralia and New Zealand are so low that I think you will 
be our main competitors in the future. Making high quality cheese has much to 
do with good milk quality and quality processing.

martin
nteherlands