Topic > International Trade Case Study - 788

As a cooperative of 11,000 New Zealand dairy farmers, Fonterra produces 3.6 billion gallons of milk per year. 95% of the company's production is exported to over 140 countries around the world, while 5% is destined for the domestic market. Surely, such a company needs to coordinate its operations around the world in various countries and the amount of transactional data generated is significant. All data must be captured, stored and used by management to monitor operations. As an international trader, Fonterra faces many trade compliance risks: “trade risk, compliance with country-specific regulations on exports and imports, market access requirements, post-9/11 security requirements, and trade sanctions” (Bonneau,