Danone says court delay an injustice
Danone argued in the Court of Appeal it was an injustice for it to have to wait until 2018 to go to trial against Fonterra regarding last year's dairy contamination scare.
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New Zealand commodity prices fell for a seventh consecutive month to an 18-month low in September, led by declining dairy prices.
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Tatua, the small Waikato-based dairy co-operative, did well over the 2014/15 dairy season while its far bigger competitor, Fonterra, did not. The reason - powder.
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A simple label to help people detect how much milk is left in their light-proof bottles is unlikely to be used by Fonterra.
Fonterra cuts milk payout
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Fonterra deal boosts Beingmate
Shares in Chinese baby-milk maker Beingmate Baby & Child have rallied sharply since Fonterra entered an alliance with the firm, which includes the Kiwi dairy giant buying a 20 per cent stake in its new partner.
Price drop sees farmers get the blues
New Zealand rural confidence levels have fallen to a two-year low thanks to plunging dairy prices, according to Rabobank's latest quarterly rural confidence survey.
Fonterra earnings tipped at lower end of forecast
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Big drop in exports hits trade balance
The gap between what New Zealand earns from the rest of the world through trade and investment and what it pays widened in the June quarter as falling dairy exports started to weigh on the trade balance.
Danone: Still hurting after formula recall
Danone Nutricia, one of the infant formula companies caught in the Fonterra whey protein contamination scare, says it is still feeling the effects of the incident one year on.
Russia's ban hitting NZ milk prices
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Dairy prices drop to new two-year low
Dairy product prices dropped to the lowest level since July 2012 in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a slump in rennet casein and butter milk powder.
NZ commodity prices fall as dairy prices slide
New Zealand commodity prices fell for a sixth straight month in August, taking the index to a 17-month low.
Fonterra unfazed by credit rating cut
Fonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini said the cooperative continued to enjoy a solid balance sheet position, despite a credit rating downgrade by S&P.
Spierings and team make mark on Fonterra
Fonterra's announcement that it would spend $1.17 billion on new plant and on taking a stake in a Chinese infant formula company is its biggest move yet in what has been an 18-month-long strategic plan to shift the company up the food value chain.
Fonterra's new ally sees falling sales
Fonterra is pinning its hopes on a tie-up with Chinese infant formula giant Beingmate as it pushes into China's lucrative baby milk market.
Westland Milk payout slashed
Westland Milk Products, the Hokitika-based dairy cooperative, has overtaken rival Fonterra in cutting its forecast payout to farmers.
Fonterra's $1billion splash-out
Fonterra says it plans to spend about $1.17 bon taking a 20 per cent stake in China's Beingmate Baby & Child to boost its baby formula aspirations there.
Christopher Adams: Fonterra's China play a canny move
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings was facing the fallout from the disastrous botulism false alarm, which sparked panic in markets across the globe, especially China.
Dairy prices slip to 2-year low
Dairy prices showed signs of stabilising overnight, with the GlobalDairyTrade main price index slipping by just 0.6 per cent.
Danone files appeal over case delay
Danone is fighting to keep its New Zealand lawsuit against Fonterra alive and is appealing the High Court decision to put the case on hold.
Danone fights to keep Fonterra case live
Danone is fighting to keep its New Zealand lawsuit against Fonterra live and is appealing the High Court putting the case on hold.
Payout drop risk on dairy slump
Dairy product prices slumped to the lowest level since October 2012 in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, paced by whole milk powder and cheddar.
Commodity prices continue to slide
Commodity prices fell for a fifth straight month, led by whole milk powder, reflecting a build-up of inventory in China and strong local milk production.