Dairy
Hopes for Global Dairy Trade turnaround tomorrow
The first Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction of the month takes place tomorrow and latest indications suggest it could buck...
New Zealand
Dairy
Shocking video footage puts spotlight on New Zealand's dairy industry
An investigation by New Zealand animal rights group SAFE has put the country’s dairy industry under the spotlight. SAFE is...
World News
Fonterra aiming to be the number one player in the Chinese dairy market
Fonterra aims to become the number one dairy player in the Chinese market, according to its CEO, Theo Spierings. Speaking...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade 'out of whack' with dairy fundamentals
Overall dairy prices at the Global Dairy Trade auction fell 7.9% this week for third consecutive auction fall. Overall and...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy cows are producing 18% more milk than 10 years ago
The average New Zealand dairy cow produced on average 4,235L of milk last season, 18% more than 10 years ago...
Dairy
New Zealand central bank warns of dairy farmer debt
New Zealand’s Central Bank has warned of excessive debt building up on dairy farms as farmers struggle with low prices....
EU
New veterinary agreement to boost EU-New Zealand trade in animal products
Technical amendments to the EU-New Zealand Agreement on sanitary measures in live animals and animal products have recently been made...
Dairy
GDT Analysis: Dairy traders banking on EU to make up Kiwi production decline
Dairy traders are banking on the EU and other producers to make up for the likely significant reduction in New...
Sheep
Global sheepmeat supplies expected to tighten in 2016
Current forecasts show that supplies from sheepmeat exporters in Australia and New Zealand are likely to decline in 2016, according...
EU
Video: EU and New Zealand to start talks on Free Trade Agreement
The EU and New Zealand have started the process for negotiations to achieve a deep and comprehensive high-quality Free Trade...
Dairy
Fonterra hits milk production peak, but it's back on last year
Fonterra hit its seasonal milk production peak on October 22, 2015 with 86.9m litres of milk being processed on that...
Agri-Business
Fonterra's credit rating downgraded... again
Fonterra’s credit rating has been downgraded for the second time in two weeks, this time by Fitch Ratings to A...
Dairy
Fonterra's milk deliveries down almost 9% in September
Fonterra’s milk collection across New Zealand in September was 8.7% lower than September last year and for the four months...
Dairy
Fonterra's credit rating downgraded by Standard and Poor
Fonterra’s credit rating has been downgraded by rating agency Standard and Poor from A to A-. In response, Fonterra’s Chief Financial...
Sheep
New Zealand sheepmeat exports to the UK up 75%
New Zealand sheepmeat exports in August increased by almost a quarter and volumes to the UK were up by almost...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy farmers get boost as Fonterra increases its forecast payout
Fonterra is lifting its forecast total available for payout for the 2015/16 season and also signaled that milk production will...
Beef
New Zealand cow cull up 107% in August
The has been a massive increase in the number of cull cows coming forward for slaughter in New Zealand, figures...
World News
New Zealand government stops Chinese purchase of 33,000ac farm
Chinese company, Shanghai Pengxin, through a New Zealand subsidiary has been prevented from purchasing a the 34,000ac (13,800 hectare) Lochinver...
