8th June 2022 Dairy / FonterraDairy co-op Fonterra is buying back $50m in its own shares because it believes the price is too low.
2nd June 2022 Dairy / TradeThe Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand is calling for the European Union to move beyond dairy market protectionism in its trade negotiation with New Zealand.
18th May 2022 DairyDairy prices have fallen for the fifth consecutive time at the fortnightly global dairy sale, with the average price dropping 2% to US$4,432 a tonne (NZ$6,970).
19th April 2022 Dairy / FonterraDairy company Fonterra has criticised the conclusions of a report commissioned by its largest competitor for New Zealand raw milk, Open Country Dairy, on the likely impact of its proposed restructuring.
7th April 2022 Dairy / HVNA study to examine the effects of milk powder consumption on nutritional value and digestive comfort has received funding from the High-Value Nutrition Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga National Science Challenge
7th March 2022 Dairy / ExportsNew Zealand’s food exports to Russia total around $233m, and include dairy, apples, seafood and wine.
3rd March 2022 Dairy / EmploymentFederated Farmers is relieved hundreds of extra international dairy workers can enter New Zealand this season.
2nd March 2022 Dairy / ExportsGlobal dairy prices have hit a new record.
1st March 2022 Dairy / FonterraFonterra’s New Zealand milk collection dropped 6.1% to in January compared with the same month last year.
28th February 2022 Dairy / ExportsNew Zealand exports of milk powder, butter, cheese, jumped 15% to $1.6bn in January when compared with the same month a year earlier.
14th September 2021 Dairy / Spring SheepThe company’s new CEO Nick Hammond talks culture, scale-up challenges, China, and the prospects for growth.
29th June 2021 Dairy / FonterraFonterra is offloading its two joint venture farms in China to Singapore-based AustAsia Investment Holdings for $163m.
7th April 2021 Dairy / ExportsThe Vegan Society Aotearoa New Zealand is questioning the need for dairy exports as the industry’s affect on the environment continues to be in the spotlight.
17th March 2021 Awards / DairyDinuka and Nadeeka Gamage were announced winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category.
11th March 2021 Dairy / EmploymentAn investigation in 2019 found breaches of minimum employment standards in relation to 24 workers.
2nd March 2021 Dairy / SustainabilitySouthern Pastures has entered into a three-year $50m sustainability-linked farm loan with BNZ and its syndicate.
18th December 2020 DairyThe announcement follows Richard Wyeth’s departure in October.
