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North OtagoDecember 20

Thank you dairy much

This time of year brings out the cheesier side of people.

BusinessMarch 18

Flat result forecast for Fonterra

Fonterra is picked to deliver a flat half-year result on Wednesday.

BusinessNovember 25

Strong debate on Fonterra trimming board

A proposal to slash the size of the Fonterra board from 13 to nine came in for hot debate by shareholders at the co-operative's annual meeting yesterday in the small Waikato town of Waitoa.

BusinessNovember 25

Lofty targets set for China

Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, has set targets of becoming the No1 dairy player in China and doubling its business in the country to $10 billion within the next five years.

BusinessNovember 16

Fonterra lifts forecast; 835 staff gone

An improved financial performance has led Fonterra to lift its forecast earnings-per-share range by 5c to 45c-55c, as it continues to cut costs.

BusinessSeptember 24

Fonterra ups payout after $506m profit

Dairy giant Fonterra says its net profit after tax came to $506 million in the year to July 31, up 183% from the previous year's profit, and has raised its forecast payout for the current season.

BusinessSeptember 1

Fonterra loan now open

Applications have opened for cash strapped Fonterra shareholders to apply for an interest free loan to help deal with the tough financial climate.

BusinessJuly 28

Fonterra deputy chairman role for Otago farmer

Otago dairy farmer Greg Kirkwood has been elected deputy chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council.

EditorialJune 14

Failure not an option

For a long time, dairy co-operative Fonterra was regarded as the shining light of the New Zealand economy.

BusinessApril 30

Fonterra cuts dairy payout forecast

Fonterra has cut its forecast farmgate milk price for the current season to $4.50 a kg of milk solids from $4.70 because of volatility in world markets caused by oversupply, with much of it coming from New Zealand.

BusinessJanuary 29

Fonterra cuts milk volume forecast

Fonterra says it has cut its milk volume forecast for the 2014-15 season to 1,532 million kg of milksolids, reflecting the impact of dry weather on production in recent weeks.

BusinessJanuary 11

Milk collection up; dry fears

Fonterra's New Zealand collection is 4% higher for the season to date but the dairy co-operative issued a warning about the effect dry conditions were having on the east coast of the South Island.

BusinessDecember 10

Fonterra slashes milk price forecast to $4.70

Fonterra says it has cut its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15 to $4.70 per kg of milk solids, down from previous forecast of $5.30 a kg.

BusinessSeptember 23

Synlait lifts profit, brings forward expansion

Independent Mid Canterbury dairy company Synlait increased lifted its profit 70% to almost $20 million for the full year, meeting its downgraded profit forecast made in May.

BusinessJuly 10

Fonterra remains fourth top in dairy

Fonterra has retained its fourth placing in Rabobank's latest survey of the world's top 20 dairy companies.

BusinessJune 12

Fonterra hit with $150k botulism fine

The New Zealand Markets Disciplinary Tribunal has fined Fonterra $150,000 for breaching continuous disclosure requirements to the NZX during the dairy manufacturer and exporter's botulism false alarm last August.

BusinessJune 9

Guaranteed milk price scheme open

Applications are open for Fonterra farmers to lock in a price for a percentage of their milk for the 2014-15 season.

BusinessMarch 24

Much interest in Fonterra's interim result

Fonterra's forthcoming first-half financial result will come under close scrutiny this week from analysts and farmers alike, including expectation of a revision in financial guidance.

BusinessMarch 12

Charges laid against Fonterra over botulism scare

Fonterra said it had accepted charges laid against it by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) over events that led to last year's precautionary market recall of whey protein concentrate.

BusinessFebruary 27

Fonterra milk price forecast a record

Fonterra has hiked its forecast farm-gate milk price to a record $8.65 per kg of milk solids, with the 35c increase equating to an increase in dairy incomes of about $600 million.

BusinessFebruary 9

View cheese, casein rise may be waning

The recent steep pick-up in Fonterra's cheese and casein stream prices may be running out of steam, ASB rural economist Nathan Penny says.

BusinessFebruary 2

Alliance boss stands by comment

Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart is standing by his comment that Fonterra director John Monaghan has withdrawn from the director appointment process - despite Mr Monaghan maintaining he has not.

BusinessJanuary 30

Monaghan's Alliance bid ends

Fonterra director John Monaghan has decided to pull out of a process to appoint an independent director to the board of Alliance Group, chairman Murray Taggart says.

BusinessJanuary 22

Dairy prices movement encouraging for Fonterra

Prices lifted 1.4% in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction with an apparent convergence in product prices being cited as encouraging for Fonterra.

BusinessJanuary 21

Bonds in China

Fonterra has raised 1.25 billion Chinese renminbi (about $NZ250 million) through a five-year ''dim sum'' bond issue, to strengthen and support its China business.

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