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...
Fonterra
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...
Agri-Business
China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre
Fonterra has announced the launch of the China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre in Beijing. The Centre is a joint initiative...
Dairy
Can milk producers look forward to a prosperous 2014?
COMMENT: It’s hard to believe that the Spring of 2014 has arrived. Irish dairy farmers have been rightly concerned about...
Dairy
Prices fall by 5% at Fonterra auction
Average prices paid at yesterday’s Fonterra auction fell by 5.2 per cent, compared with those recorded at the event held...
World News
Fonterra pleads guilty to food safety breaches
Dairy giant Fonterra has pleaded guilty today to four food safety violations following a botulism scare last year. NZ Government officials...
Dairy
Milk price to farmers ‘still behind’
Commenting on the Glanbia decision to hold its February milk price, ICMSA deputy president, Pat McCormack, said he didn’t think...
Dairy
Prices fall at Fonterra auction
The most recent Fonterra dairy products auction, held on Tuesday of this week, showed a 4.0% decrease in the overall auction...
Dairy
It’s a good time to be a dairy farmer
“It’s a good time to be a dairy farmer.” That’s how Lakeland Dairies’ CEO Michael Hanley described the prospects for milk...
Dairy
Overall prices fall back by 1.2% at Fonterra auction
This week’s Fonterra auction confirmed a 1.2 per cent decrease in the overall recorded price index. All the major dairy...
Dairy
Calls for co-ops to reveal 2014 milk prices
Recent Fonterra auction results, EU and USDA price reports, international trade and futures market quotes all show that continued robust...
World News
Another food scare for Fonterra
Fonterra Brands NZ is conducting a voluntary recall of 300ml and 500ml bottles of Anchor and Pams fresh cream with...
Agri-Business
Price a key driver in export boom of dairy and beef
A 15 per cent increase in the value of dairy exports, which has exceeded €3bn for the first time ever,...
