Dairy
Fonterra maintains forecast farmgate price
Fonterra has maintained its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season at $6.00 per kgMS, the co-op has announced....
Fonterra
Dairy
Fonterra to invest $555m increasing processing capacity
Fonterra’s Board has given the green light to spend NZ$555m on increasing its processing capacity to help meet global demand...
Dairy
Environmental footprint of dairy products under the microscope
Major players in the European dairy sector have recently launched the work on the Dairy Environmental Footprint Pilot (‘DAIRY PEF’),...
Dairy
Strathroy pays 38c/L for June milk, back 1c/L
Strathroy Dairy has confirmed that it has paid a price equivalent to 38c/L (before bonuses) to its Republic of Ireland...
Agri-Business
Fonterra and Abbott announce proposed dairy farm hub in China
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd and Abbott have announced the signing of an agreement to develop a proposed dairy farm hub...
Dairy
Strathroy continues to grow its milk pool in the South East
Ruairi Cunningham, Managing Director of Strathroy Dairies, has told Agriland that it is continuing to grow its farmer supply base...
Dairy
Scientists discover ‘fat gene’ in cows
New Zealand-based co-op, Livestock Improvement Company (LIC) has discovered genetic variations which impact milk composition in dairy cows. All cows...
Agri-Business
Nutricia sees profits fall by 97% in wake of Fonterra contamination scare
Nutricia, the New Zealand specialist infant-formula company, saw its profits drop by 97% last year. The figures come after the...
Dairy
Two thirds EU of milk co-op purchased
Just two thirds of milk in the EU is co-op purchased, compared to over 90% of Irish milk, according to...
Agri-Business
Comment: Time to review Fonterra's sacred cow?
There’s a cow – not an elephant – in the room where New Zealand’s trade performance is discussed. The cow...
Dairy
Fonterra offers locked-in prices
Following last week’s announcement of the 2014/’15 forecast Farmgate Milk Price, Fonterra has announced it is accepting applications from farmers...
Agri-Business
World needs another 100 billion litres of milk by 2020
The demand for milk shows no sign of abating either with the world expected to require another 100 billion litres...
Dairy
Fonterra NZ milk collections jump 30% in April
Last month saw a significant 30% jump in Fonterra’s milk collections compared with the same month last year. Fonterra figures...
Agri-Business
Danone moves to cut out middle man between New Zealand and Asia, with two acquisitions
In the midst of taking legal proceedings against Fonterra, french dairy group Danone is believed to be in the process...
Agri-Business
Dairygold profits rise by a third
Dairygold has this morning reported a 33% increase in operating profit to €27.3m. The farmer owned co-operative also saw revenues...
Agri-Business
Fonterra first half earnings slump
Global Dairy exporter Fonterra reported a 41 per cent fall in first-half earnings courtesy of its interim results released today....
Dairy
International Milk Price - March
AgriLand international milk price table for March. [table id=19 /] Comment: Arla Foods – No Price change for...
Agri-Business
Why should New Zealand always be China's friend?
The news that China has struck a deal with Fonterra to establish a joint Dairy Exchange Centre may not have...
