The CountryFonterra aims for baby milk boostA partnership with Beingmate Baby & Child could begin boosting Fonterra's branded infant formula sales in China this year.16 Mar 09:00 PM
The CountryMeat industry report backs co-op modelA report into New Zealand's meat industry has come out heavily in favour of a single co-operative business model similar to Fonterra's to deal with decades-old issues of overcapacity and too much....16 Mar 08:25 PM
DairyFocus on auction after 1080 furoreMarket sentiment at tomorrow's GlobalDairyTrade auction will be tested following the revelations last week of a threat to the food safety of New Zealand infant formula, says ANZ.16 Mar 04:00 PM
The CountryFonterra's $750m China dealDairy giant Fonterra will purchase an 18.8 per cent stake in Chinese infant formula maker Beingmate Baby & Child, slightly less than the 20 per cent shareholding it was aiming for.16 Mar 03:17 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Plenty of practice with dairy safety issuesThis time, with the threat made by some nasty individual to poison baby formula with 1080, it certainly seems like Government and industry efforts have been much better co-ordinated.15 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key played cards right over baby formula threatPeters’ thunder stolen but timing of 1080 revelations wasn’t deliberate, writes Fran O'Sullivan.13 Mar 04:00 PM
The Country1080 threat: Dairy firms reassureDairy companies are confident security measures at their facilities are tight enough to prevent a 1080 contamination.12 Mar 04:00 PM
DairyDairy threat weighs heavily on NZ dollarFallout from this week's baby formula contamination threat weighed heavily on the New Zealand dollar yesterday, with news of curtailed orders from China driving the currency lower still.11 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: 1080 warning a double-edged swordThe Government was right to say nothing until discreet inquiries had failed and there is a chance a public appeal might help police catch him. The interval appears to have permitted the industry to be well prepared.11 Mar 04:00 PM
DairyExports face China test for poisonDairy exports may already be stuck on Chinese wharves as a result of a new import requirement that products be tested for 1080 contamination, says an industry group.11 Mar 04:00 PM
The CountryPolice contact 1080 opponentsPolice have been contacting known 1080 opponents in a bid to find the person behind a threat to contaminate New Zealand's baby formula stocks.11 Mar 06:10 AM
The Country1080 threat: Retailers ramp up securityThe Warehouse and Foodstuffs are reassuring customers they are doing everything they can to boost security in their stores.11 Mar 01:42 AM
The CountryFormula threat: World reactsNews of New Zealand's infant formula contamination threat has spread across the world. Here is a selection of what the foreign press is saying.10 Mar 08:40 PM
Dairy1080: Letters 'irresponsible', 'stupid'1080 opponents have condemned those behind the baby formula threat letters, branding them "irresponsible" and their actions "total stupidity".10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Key's silence right way to handle crisisShould New Zealanders have been kept in the dark about the 1080 threats for nearly four months? The answer, on balance, is yes, writes John Armstrong.10 Mar 04:00 PM
The CountryFury over formula threatThreats to contaminate infant formula with 1080 pesticide have been described as despicable and sick - but have caused more outrage than fear.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionChristopher Adams: All eyes on reaction of Chinese media and consumersAfter everything New Zealand's infant formula industry has been through over the past few years, the last thing it needed was yesterday's news of the 1080 threat.10 Mar 04:00 PM
The CountryFormula 1080 threat sends dollar downThe New Zealand dollar dropped by half a US cent on news of a threat to contaminate infant and other formula with 1080 poison.10 Mar 04:00 PM
DairyNZ could pay a high priceLocal infant formula producers are optimistic the 1080 threat is minimal but are fearful of the reputation damage it could cause.10 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDThe CountryDairy prices up 1.1pc overnightDairy product prices rose in the latest overnight GlobalDairyTrade auction.03 Mar 06:00 PM
DairyOz co-op confirms milk price forecastMurray Goulburn, Australia's biggest dairy co-operative, has confirmed a full-year forecast farmgate price of A$6 per kg of milk solids.02 Mar 04:00 PM
The CountryTerms of trade fall 1.9%New Zealand's export dollar does not stretch as far as it did, after the terms of trade fell 1.9 per cent in the last three months of 2014.02 Mar 04:00 PM
The CountryFonterra 'on track' to hit payoutFonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini rejects the notion that the co-operative is playing safe in keeping this season's farm gate milk price forecast at $4.70 a kilogram of milksolids.26 Feb 04:00 PM
The CountryForecast brighter for FonterraFonterra's board will have reason for cautious optimism when it meets tomorrow to review its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15.23 Feb 04:00 PM
The CountryDairy prices surge at latest auctionDairy prices posted their fifth consecutive gain at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.17 Feb 06:00 PM
BDBDDairyFonterra expands in NetherlandsFonterra Co-operative Group has commissioned a new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands, its first wholly-owned and operated ingredients plant in Europe.17 Feb 04:00 PM