Dairy products should be considered staples

I found the article in the April 9 issue about families struggling to pay current dairy prices interesting.
The price increases are staggering. The cost of the weekly shop is really quite a subject of conversation with a lot of families and friends now.
We are in the same boat with a young family trying to do the best by them and their required calcium/dietry intakes.
We used to have a daily yoghurt snack and cheese in sandwiches etc, but now think twice. If there are little friends around for a play, they no longer get offered the cherished yoghurts (mean I know)!
We have two girls and know that calcium is so important to avoid health issues like osteoporosis etc when they're older. Surely the government and/or businesses could help subsidise what I (and I'm sure most kiwi families agree) are staple grocery products? These are home grown products after all.
Otherwise the country just ends up paying at the other end of their lives with healthcare issues?
Pam Newey