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Jobs lost as milk prices force cheese factory closure
High milk prices have forced an award-winning Hawkes Bay cheese factory to close, with the loss of nine jobs.

Crying over milk prices
Imagine, by some clever sleight of hand, dairy monopoly Fonterra artificially inflated the price it pays to farmers.

Food prices up again in March
Food prices were up 0.3 per cent last month, says Stats NZ, with prices up 5.5 from a year earlier.

Fonterra confirms it is on track for record payout
Dairy giant Fonterra says strong international markets mean this season is shaping up as one of the best ever for returns to its farmer owners.

Insolvency - Kill or cure?
They're our corporate doctors. But do receivers and liquidators deliver the right medicine, or just bleed the patient dry? Karyn Scherer reports.

Increase in dirty dairy farms unacceptable, says Fonterra
An increase in the number of farmers failing to meet effluent rules is unacceptable, says dairy giant Fonterra.

Rise in dirty dairy farms unacceptable, says Fonterra
An increase in the number of farmers failing significantly to meet effluent rules is unacceptable, says Fonterra. Significant non-compliance increased by 1 per cent to 16 per cent for the 2009/10 season.

Dairy prices fall 8.2pc in overnight auction
Prices in Fonterra's latest online auction have fallen 8.2 per cent.