19 September 2018
French dairy farmers are gearing up for an expansion of output over the next few years with the success of New Zealand’s milk production system being used to guide and inspire the next generation of producers.
19 September 2018
Fonterra has appointed experienced fast-moving consumer goods executive Brett Henshaw to run Fonterra Brands New Zealand.
He is managing director of Griffin’s Food Company and won’t begin at Fonterra until the first week of December.
19 September 2018
Investors in Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund units have to be patient and cautious but Fonterra’s 2018 results mark a change in direction and approach, First New Zealand Capital research head Arie Dekker says.
19 September 2018
Synlait Milk nearly doubled its annual profit on a near 16% increase in sales.
An increase in high-value finished infant formula sales – making up 28% of total sales, up from 13% a year earlier – drove the gains.
19 September 2018
Dairy product prices fell at the Global Dairy Trade auction as whole milk powder continued its slide amid increased supply.
18 September 2018
Seven farmers have put up their hand to fill a spot on the DairyNZ board.
17 September 2018
Dairy farmers might need to re-evaluate their semen orders for the artificial insemination programme ahead because the breeding worth of bulls has been substantially altered for 2019.
With much higher butter fat prices in world dairy markets Jersey bulls have gone up in BW by $23 on average while Holstein Friesian bulls have gone down by $28.
17 September 2018
Fonterra has appointed Brett Henshaw as managing director of Fonterra Brands.
14 September 2018
Fonterra might pay another dividend of just 10c a share to unit holders in the NZX-listed Fonterra Shareholders Fund on this year’s earnings, sharebroking firm Forsyth Barr predicts.
The group’s historic earnings volatility mean it remains difficult to have confidence in the near-term earnings outlook.
14 September 2018
Fonterra's new leadership has issued a more detailed earnings guidance for this financial year, underpinned by divisional forecasts.
It has raised the stakes by also promising the giant dairy processor will meet the expectations of farmer-shareholders, unit investors, employees and New Zealand.
