Despite expectations of a rapidly growing sector, it's now a bleak look for goat and sheep dairy farmers. 

A 2020 government-backed report indicated there would be increasing demand for non-bovine dairy alternatives. 

However, last week sheep milk company Maui Milk told it's Waikato farmers to stop milking due to a lack of demand, and now the goat milk industry is facing similar woes. 

Federated Farmers Goats Chair Michael Woodward told Mike Hosking that the slow response to changes in China is hurting both industries. 

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