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23 June 2022

Fonterra expects to raise farmer milk prices in 2022/23
The company expects to pay between NZ$8.75 and NZ$10.25...

22 June 2022

Dairy prices, volumes fall at auction -GDT Events
The GDT Price Index fell 1.3%...

21 June 2022

Fonterra's NZMP launches Grade A whey protein concentrate
The whey protein enables protein enhancement in cultured products...

08 June 2022

New Zealand to price sheep, cow emissions
It would be the first country to make farmers pay for emissions...

31 May 2022

Fonterra provides 2022/23 opening forecast
It also provided an update on its Q3 performance...

27 May 2022

Fonterra to lower farmer milk prices next year
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19 May 2022

NZ's a2 Milk faces third class action claim over earnings forecasts
Investors were unable to make informed decisions...

New Zealand initiates dispute settlement proceedings against Canada
The dispute involves the implementation of dairy quotas under CPTPP...

09 May 2022

Fonterra cuts farm-gate milk price forecast on global uncertainty
Global milk production likely to remain constrained amid rising costs...

28 April 2022

New Zealand government moves to amend dairy act
It should allow new farmers to enter the co-op more easily...

18 April 2022

International workers help New Zealand address dairy staff shortage
Allowing an extra 500 international workers is a step in the right direction, DairyNZ said...

01 April 2022

NZ's Synlait Milk warns of profitability hit
Performance could be impacted by Covid-related interruptions...

17 March 2022

Demand for NZ dairy holding up despite challenges
Fonterra posted a 13% fall in half-year profit over last year...

Fonterra half-year profits fall 13%
The dairy exporter posted NZ$364 million in profits after tax...

24 February 2022

Fonterra bumps farm gate milk price forecast
The company cited strong demand and tight supply as the reason...

21 February 2022

NZ's a2 Milk profit halves on China slowdown
The company expects sales to pick up in the second half of the year...

14 February 2022

New Zealand dairy sector short thousands of workers
DairyNZ requested that 1,500 international workers be allowed into New Zealand in 2022...

25 January 2022

NZ dairy labour shortage spurs change to class exception scheme
The sector is short an estimated 4,000-6,000 workers...

21 January 2022

Fonterra revises milk collection forecast
Forecast dropped from 1,525 to 1,500 million kg of milk solids...

27 December 2021

New Zealand dairy farmers impacted by inflation
Better management of grazing, finances and people best solutions to combat rising costs...

13 December 2021

Fonterra to pursue growth, cut emissions
The world's biggest dairy exporter plans to invest $2.72 billion by 2030...

10 December 2021

Fonterra's new capital structure gets farmer approval
85.2% of farmer members voted in favour of the proposal...

03 December 2021

Fonterra raises 2021/22 forecast for farmgate milk price
The New Zealand-based dairy company cited strong demand, constrained global supply...

02 December 2021

New Zealand: Higher production, fewer cows
Total milk volume, total milk solids per and per cow production highest on record...

29 November 2021

Connecterra to launch AI technology in New Zealand
The company signed an agreement with Fonterra Co-Operative Group ...

25 October 2021

What will the UK-NZ trade deal mean for the UK beef and dairy sector?
The UK and New Zealand recently announced an "agreement in principle" for a future trade deal, but UK cattle farmers fear that they could be undercut by food imports....

06 October 2021

New Zealand’s a2 Milk faces lawsuit over misleading forecasts
a2 Milk Co Ltd said on Wednesday 6 October that Australian law firm Slater and Gordon has filed a class action lawsuit against the dairy firm on behalf of investors that alleges that a2 issued misleading production forecasts....

05 October 2021

New immigration law opens door for 4,000 New Zealand dairy workers to become Kiwis
DairyNZ says the Government’s long-awaited decision to provide a pathway to residency is exciting news for thousands of eligible dairy farm workers....

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