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Fonterra battles to gain access to dairy farms following earthquake

Fonterra battles to gain access to dairy farms following earthquake

New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra continues to battle to get its milk collection services back to normal, as 22 dairy...

November 22, 2016
New Zealand dairy farmers may have to dispose of their milk after earthquake

New Zealand dairy farmers may have to dispose of their milk after earthquake

Some New Zealand dairy farms that remain without power, or those that cannot be reached by tankers due to road...

November 15, 2016
Increased Chinese demand speeds up $12m Fonterra expansion

Increased Chinese demand speeds up $12m Fonterra expansion

New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra has brought forward the expansion of one of its production lines on the back of...

November 2, 2016
Fonterra opens new dairy farm in China with capacity for 30,000 cows

Fonterra opens new dairy farm in China with capacity for 30,000 cows

Fonterra, one of New Zealand’s largest dairy co-ops, recently opened a new farming hub which is capable of farming up...

September 19, 2016
Australian milk production plummets in July

Australian milk production plummets in July

Australian milk production in July dropped by 10.3% on the corresponding month in 2015, the latest figures from Dairy Australia...

September 1, 2016
Fonterra increases its farmgate milk price forecast

Fonterra increases its farmgate milk price forecast

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 50c to $4.75/kgMS. When combined with the...

August 25, 2016
Australian dairy farmers forced to cull cows to pay mounting bills

Australian dairy farmers forced to cull cows to pay mounting bills

Farmers in Australia have been forced to send prized dairy cows to the saleyards for slaughter so they can pay their...

August 19, 2016
Financial boost for Fonterra farmers with further dividend payment

Financial boost for Fonterra farmers with further dividend payment

Fonterra Co-op has announced that it will pay a further 10c/share of its previously announced 2015/16 forecast dividend of 40c/share. Fonterra had already...

August 18, 2016
Fonterra farmers to receive 19.86c/L for milk this season

Fonterra farmers to receive 19.86c/L for milk this season

Fonterra has announced that it is holding its forecast farmgate milk price at NZ$4.25/kgMS or in Irish constituents the equivalent...

August 7, 2016
‘Tightening global dairy supply to be a key market driver of prices’

‘Tightening global dairy supply to be a key market driver of prices’

Following yesterday’s unchanged Global Dairy Trade auction, ASB Bank in New Zealand has said that tightening global dairy supply will...

July 20, 2016
Fonterra Australia cuts milk price for new season due to ‘market conditions’

Fonterra Australia cuts milk price for new season due to ‘market conditions’

Fonterra Australia has advised its suppliers that it forecasts a closing farmgate milk price for the 2016/17 season of $5.00kg/MS,...

July 3, 2016
Expanded Fonterra cheese plant can produce cheese for 3 billion burgers annually

Expanded Fonterra cheese plant can produce cheese for 3 billion burgers annually

Fonterra has officially opened its new cheese expansion at Eltham, Australia, with the plant now able to produce enough cheese...

June 8, 2016
Fonterra sets opening farmgate milk price, farmers resigned to ‘another tight season’

Fonterra sets opening farmgate milk price, farmers resigned to ‘another tight season’

Fonterra has announced an opening forecast farmgate milk price of $4.25/kgMS for the 2016/2017 season, an increase of 35c on...

May 27, 2016
Fonterra farmers to get early share dividend due to tight cash flows

Fonterra farmers to get early share dividend due to tight cash flows

Fonterra has announced that it is to pay part of its forecast final dividend to its farmers earlier, in order...

May 18, 2016
How Fonterra plans to dominate the Chinese dairy market with 15,000 cows

How Fonterra plans to dominate the Chinese dairy market with 15,000 cows

Fonterra announced its interim results for 2015, it predicted a possible upturn in dairy prices towards the end of 2016....

March 24, 2016
Fonterra predicts a lift in dairy prices later this year

Fonterra predicts a lift in dairy prices later this year

Fonterra has said that it expects dairy prices to pick up at the end of the year as it posted...

March 23, 2016
Fonterra cuts its forecast milk price to less than 18c/L

Fonterra cuts its forecast milk price to less than 18c/L

Fonterra has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2015/16 season from $4.15 per kgMS to $3.90 (€2.39) per...

March 8, 2016
Improved Fonterra facility to process four times more milk than Belview

Improved Fonterra facility to process four times more milk than Belview

Fonterra recently unveiled three new processing plants at its Edendale facility on the South Island of New Zealand. The development, which...

February 29, 2016