AgribusinessMilk price cut could be coming, says CountdownA drop in the price of milk on supermarket shelves could be in store for New Zealanders - but not anytime soon, says supermarket chain Countdown.07 Aug 01:00 AM
AgribusinessWhat does Fonterra's news today mean?Fonterra is expected to announce a sharp reduction in its farmgate milk price today.06 Aug 10:30 PM
AgribusinessDairy farm prices set to fall, says ANZDairy farm prices are likely to fall this spring as the sector faces the prospect of two successive years of sub-par payouts, says the ANZ Bank05 Aug 09:50 PM
AgribusinessOutput tipped to fall as dairy herd culledDairyNZ says New Zealand milk production is expected to fall by 2 or 3 per cent this season as farmers focus on improving the efficiency of their farming systems.05 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessMore pressure on milk payoutWhole milk powder prices have dropped to their lowest level since 2008, putting more downward pressure on Fonterra's farmgate milk price forecast and reinforcing the market view that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates twice this year to partly compe05 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy Auction: Dairy prices fall againWhole milk powder prices - key to determining Fonterra's farmgate mik price, dropped by 10.3 per cent overnight.04 Aug 11:35 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Fonterra chairman a force at TPP talksFonterra chairman John Wilson's verbal sharp-shooting skills were put to good effect at the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial negotiations in Maui.04 Aug 09:40 PM
AgribusinessDairy auction prices tipped to fallFonterra's board will meet on Friday to review the farmgate milk price.03 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessFonterra fined $362k over pollutionFonterra says it sets itself high environmental standards despite being fined $362,000 in two separate prosecutions for Resource Management Act breaches.03 Aug 12:43 AM
BusinessFonterra: It's not rosyFonterra's has copped some flak for its performance, but chief executive Theo Spierings says the co-operative dairy giant would not deviate from its current course.31 Jul 12:22 AM
AgribusinessDairy's decline here to stay?As milk prices fall, farmers keep waiting for the cycle to turn. But what if Fonterra's problems are longer term, asks Jamie Gray.30 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessWestland slashes forecast milk payoutWestland will decide on its final 2014/15 payout in September.29 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFonterra should look at optionsIs Fonterra on the right track? Or is it time for Plan B? Plan B would result in the company being split into a basic commodity player focused on growing the milk price.29 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessRefilling Fonterra's tanksAs Fonterra's NZX-listed units languish near an all-time low, analysts say the market will remain cool on the dairy giant.27 Jul 05:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessFonterra puts equity trust idea on holdFonterra Co-operative Group has put on hold plans to develop an Equity Partnership Trust that would have given its 10,500 farmer suppliers access to investor capital to help them with the compulsory....27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannFonterra at crossroadsPressure is building on Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings as the dairy industry faces up to a winter of discontent, writes Liam Dann.26 Jul 09:41 PM
OpinionJamie GrayJamie Gray: Crunch time draws nearJamie Gray writes: For Fonterra's farmers, investors and employees the severity of the dairy downturn will become clear early next month.26 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyFonterra gets out of the big smokeHaving its main office in Auckland is a big part of the dairy giant's problem, writes Brian Gaynor.24 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBNZ tips dairy price recoveryBNZ has lowered its 2015/16 milk price forecast for Fonterra but says it expects dairy prices to recover late this year.22 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyDairy futures prices discountedNZX dairy futures prices are trading at a discount to the physical market in the aftermath of a worse-than-expected GDT auction.17 Jul 04:25 AM
EconomyJob cuts cap bad day for economyDairy giant Fonterra cut 523 jobs yesterday - in a bid to cut its payroll bill by up to $60 million a year - on a day of bad news for the economy.16 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyFonterra wields the axeHundreds of Fonterra employees and thousands of its farmer-shareholders have been dealt the twin blows of impending job losses and the prospect of a much lower farmgate milk price.16 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessFonterra axes 523 jobsChief Theo Spierings admits news unsettling for staff as co-op tries to reduce its payroll bill by up to $60m a year.16 Jul 02:55 AM
OpinionLiam DannCuts won't solve Fonterra's problemsLiam Dann says axing 523 jobs may make financial sense to Fonterra's chiefs but the dairy slump is bigger than that.16 Jul 01:28 AM
AgribusinessFonterra says payout on the tableFonterra's board will consider its current farm gate milk price forecast for 2015/6 at its next meeting on August 7, a spokesman for the co-operative said.16 Jul 01:20 AM
AgribusinessKiwi dollar falls as dairy prices plungeDairy prices have plunged in the latest world dairy auction, taking the Kiwi dollar down with it.15 Jul 07:35 PM
AgribusinessFonterra's Chinese partner expects lossFonterra says it is disappointed about a poor first-half result expected by its Chinese infant formula investment, Beingmate Baby & Child.15 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDBusinessFarmers' gloom growsFarmer sentiment has been dented by a slump in dairy prices and conditions which saw more stock sent to slaughter earlier.15 Jul 03:31 AM
BDBDBusinessInsufficient competition to deregulate dairy industry: Fonterra rivalsIn submissions to the Commerce Commission, Fonterra's competitors say there is insufficient competition to deregulate.13 Jul 11:30 PM
SharesBeingmate shares in trading haltThe Chinese dairy firm partially owned by Fonterra has been suspended from trading amid the Chinese stock market turmoil.08 Jul 08:22 PM
BusinessTwo-week wait for Norgate to come homeThe family of Fonterra's first chief executive, Craig Norgate, may have to wait more than two weeks before they can bring his body home for a funeral in Taranaki.08 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessAccolades pour in for Craig NorgateAccolades for Craig Norgate rolled in yesterday from the rural and corporate sectors after the high-flying executive died suddenly in London.08 Jul 05:00 PM
Business'I got to see him one last time'The family of Fonterra’s first chief executive Craig Norgate may have to wait more than two weeks before they can bring the 50-year-old’s body home.07 Jul 10:20 PM
