8th April 2024 Dairy / PerspectivesMegafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scales, but the emerging trend should cause us to pause and reflect, argue University of Oxford’s Ariell Ahearn and Dawn Chatty.
7th February 2024 Dairy / PricesDairy prices jumped again in the latest auction, as demand for products continues to rebound.
19th January 2024 Dairy / SynlaitListed milk processor Synlait Milk has lifted its 2023-24 forecast milk price by 25c.
15th January 2024 Dairy / ExportAll New Zealand dairy products are now able to enter China duty free, with the end of safeguard duties on milk powder, according to Trade and Agriculture Minister, Todd McClay.
13th October 2023 Dairy / ExportThe dairy quota system, which has been in place since 2007, is set to change following a review in the wake of New Zealand’s new free trade agreements.
6th July 2023 Corporate & Results / DairyAdministrators have been appointed to fledgling Waikato dairy processing business Happy Valley Nutrition.
31st May 2023 Dairy / HospitalityTasmanian company The Udder Way has partnered with Waikato owned and operated Green Valley Dairies to launch a reusable milk keg for hospitality operators.
23rd May 2023 Dairy / ExportsExports of milk powder, butter, and cheese – New Zealand’s largest export commodity group – rose to $2bn in April 2023, up 26% compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest overseas merchandise trade statistics.
2nd February 2023 Boring Oat Milk / DairyGrowing oats for milk in NZ uses less land and produces fewer greenhouse emissions than a traditional dairy system, but is also less profitable, according to a new study.
5th December 2022 Dairy / MeatNZ’s export revenue could fall by a quarter if the rise of alt-dairy sees it grow to take a 60% stake in the global dairy protein market, according to a new report.
17th October 2022 Conference / DairyA global conference on infant and young children’s nutrition is being held over two days in Wellington on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
1st September 2022 Dairy / Plant-basedAre plant-based beverages and bovine milk nutritionally similar?
31st August 2022 Dairy / ExportsThe Government intends to review the dairy quota allocation system to maximise export returns for New Zealand’s dairy industry, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced.
19th August 2022 DairyThe combined turnover of Rabobank’s Global Dairy Top 20 companies jumped by 9.3% in US dollar terms, following the prior year’s decline of 0.1%.
2nd August 2022 Dairy / Westland DairyWestland Milk Products has officially opened its new $40m butter plant in Hokitika.
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.
