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NewsDecember 5

NZ milk 'no longer low-cost'

New Zealand dairy farmers have lost a key competitive edge in the international market, a leading financial researcher says.
NewsOctober 17

Dairy farmers advised put money in bank for a rainy day

Dairy farmers are being advised to stick to budget, despite Fonterra's forecast of an $8.30 milk price.
BusinessSeptember 25

China dairy crisis tipped to delay price fall

A dairy supply crisis in China is likely to help delay any significant softening in world dairy prices - already at exceptionally high levels - until next year, analysts say.
China dairy crisis tipped to delay price fall
China dairy crisis tipped to delay price fall
BusinessSeptember 25

Record price forecast comes with a caution

Federated Farmers Otago dairy chairman Stephen Crawford says Fonterra's record forecast farmgate milk price is ''very good news'' but cautions it is ''not in the bank yet''.
BusinessJuly 31

Fonterra lifts forecast milk price 50c

A 50c increase in Fonterra's forecast milk price for 2013-14 has been described as an ''overdraft clearer'', allowing farmers to pay back credit lines extended to them during widespread drought.
Fonterra lifts forecast milk price 50c
Fonterra lifts forecast milk price 50c
BusinessAugust 30

Milk production growth expected to slow over decade

The outlook for the growth of New Zealand milk production over the next decade has been described as going from a "torrent to a relative trickle".
Milk production growth expected to slow over decade
Milk production growth expected to slow over decade
BusinessApril 6

Milk-price slashing retailer will bottle own

Auckland-based specialty grocery retailer Nosh has signed a bottling agreement with organic dairy farm Green Valley.
BusinessMarch 15

$1-a-litre retailer seeks milk bottler

An Auckland-based specialty grocery retailer, which slashed the price of milk to $1 a litre last month, is now looking to bottle its own.
BusinessJanuary 24

Fonterra says proposals will milk NZ

Dairy giant Fonterra has attacked proposed changes to raw milk regulations, saying profits will head overseas and it will hinder rather than help New Zealanders get access to affordable milk.
Fonterra says proposals will milk NZ
Fonterra says proposals will milk NZ
NationalJanuary 20

Domestic milk prices set to drop

New Zealand's milk prices are once again at the whim of the international market, but this time changes should be positive for consumers.
Domestic milk prices set to drop
Domestic milk prices set to drop
BusinessDecember 1

Commodity prices continue descent

Whole milk powder was the only commodity to record a lift in the ANZ commodity price index for November.
BusinessSeptember 2

Raw milk changes proposed

Fonterra is proposing changes to the raw milk regulations which it says will ensure processors supplying New Zealanders with dairy products "get their fair share" of regulated milk.
NationalAugust 29

Govt backs milk price probe

A parliamentary select committee inquiry into milk prices will be launched after the National Party caucus today gave it the green light.
BusinessAugust 18

NZ-listed A2 winner in milk-price wars

New Zealand-listed milk company A2 Corporation is bucking the trend as the supermarket milk-price war continues in Australia.
NZ-listed A2 winner in milk-price wars
NZ-listed A2 winner in milk-price wars
NationalAugust 16

Milk price probe to be wide ranging

A parliamentary inquiry into the price of milk will be wide ranging, with MPs agreeing to look at the how the market operates at all levels.
OpinionAugust 12

Govt wants answers on milk; but not yet

Mission impossible? The green light may have been given for a long-awaited parliamentary inquiry into the price of milk, but the approval may have come too late for the commerce select committee to come up with any findings before the election.
NationalAugust 11

Shaky start to milk inquiry

Partisan divisions are already evident over a parliamentary inquiry into the price of milk with members not even able to agree on a progress statement after meeting yesterday.
BusinessAugust 9

Milk inquiry labelled 'premature'

A parliamentary select committee inquiry into milk prices is "premature and confusing" given an inter-departmental review of regulations is still to be completed, Federated Farmers dairy section chairman Willy Leferink believes. The select committee inquiry will be launched after National's caucus confirmed yesterday it would support it.
EditorialAugust 9

Milk: From staple to luxury item

While doubtless on firm technical ground in ruling out a formal investigation into the price of milk, the Commerce Commission's decision last week puzzled many casual observers.
BusinessMarch 2

Milk powder prices at three-year high

Milk powder prices rose a further 5.9% this week to reach their highest level in three years.
Milk powder prices at three-year high
Milk powder prices at three-year high
BusinessDecember 16

Milk auction price rises

The increase in Fonterra's forecast milk payout last week appears justified, after prices in its latest internet auction lifted an average 2.4% yesterday.
DunedinNovember 22

Companies raise advance milk payment

Two of the country's largest dairy companies have raised the advanced milk payment to suppliers and farmer cashflows are benefiting.
BusinessJune 1

Litre of milk could rise by up to 20c

A litre of milk could cost consumers as much as 20c more on the back of news Fonterra expects to pay its suppliers more for their milk next season.
BusinessMay 17

Milk price offsets lower production

A high milk price offsetting below-target production has allowed South American dairy farmer New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay to reaffirm earlier financial guidelines of an expected full-year loss on earnings before interest and tax of up to $NZ14 million.