In a report made by Fonterra and Dairy it showed that NZ New Zealand's 4.4 million cows are supplying 26 per cent of New Zealand's exports, and the money which is earned in it goes directly through the economy to municipal communities.

A report of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research said that a $1 rise in the cooperative's milk allocates every kiwi $270 at an advantage by enhancing real incomes.

Fonterra chief executive, Andrew Ferrier held that this report will allow New Zealanders to better recognize that when dairy is in good physical shape, New Zealand is also well.

It is believed by the most people that their dairy is a good means to sell abroad. But now for the first time the report correctly measures the tangible benefits to equally rural and urban communities and thus they can better understand what it means for them.

The report said that in 2009 $7.5 billion was received by the dairy farmers and out of that $3.8 billion was spent on nationally produced goods, such as fertiliser, feed, agricultural services and monetary services.

Ferrier said that dairy has surely helped them at the time of the recession and the profit extends well further than the farm gate.