Fonterra, Sharesies join to make share trading easier
Fonterra is teaming up with wealth app provider Sharesies to make it easier for its farmer shareholders to trade co-op shares among themselves.
Fonterra is in damage control as its export markets react to potentially contaminated whey protein concentrate ending up in infant formula and other dairy products.
The co-op's chief executive Theo Spierings has flown to China to meet with customers and regulatory authorities. Spierings will hold a media briefing in Beijing on Monday morning to quell a backlash among Chinese consumers.
Chinese authorities have reportedly banned New Zealand dairy products. The Russian Government has issued a statement halting all trade in dairy products from NZ.
Fonterra managing director NZ Milk Products Gary Romano told a media briefing in Auckland this evening that there were "unconfirmed reports" of bans in China and Russia.
Romano says the co-op will be in touch with authorities in both countries to seek clarity.
The New Zealand Government has also stepped in. Fonterra chairman John Wilson and Romano met Trade Minister Tim Groser and Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce in Auckland last night.
But the co-op has refused to say what was discussed. Fonterra's group communications director Kerry Underhill says the meeting was ''frank and constructive''. But he declined to say whether the ministers questioned him on how long it took for the issue to emerge.
Fonterra announced on Saturday that a dirty pipe at its Hautapu plant in the Waikato might have contaminated three batches of a whey protein called WPC80 with bacteria that can cause botulism, a potentially fatal illness.
Several Fonterra customers have recalled their products. About 38 tonnes of contaminated WPC80 was sold by Fonterra.
New Zealand dairy processors are welcoming the Government’s commitment to continuing to push for Canada to honour its trade commitments.
An educational programme, set up by Beef + Land New Zealand, to connect farmers virtually with primary and intermediate school students has reported the successful completion of its second year.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Waikato herd health veterinarian Katrina Roberts is the 2024 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand has no intention of backing down in a trade dispute with Canada over dairy products.
Horticulture NZ chief executive Nadine Tunley will step down in August.
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