Fonterra chairman John Wilson claims the co-op’s overall strategy in China is “working very well”.

Fonterra is heading for a bigger financial disaster over its shaky investment in Chinese company Beingmate, says Chinese dairy expert Jane Li.

As we say farewell to another year it is time again for the annual review of 2017 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.

Fonterra farmers are confident their co-op was right in issuing a precautionary recall of infant formula four years ago.

While Fonterra’s first quarter revenue is up 4% on the same period last year, sales volumes are down 20% to 3.9 billion liquid milk equivalent (LME).

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says as a farmer he is angry and disappointed with today's arbitration decision over the false botulism scare in 2013.

Fonterra has lowered its forecast earnings per share following a ruling against it in favour of Danone for $183 million in damages.

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has requested an immediate trading halt to be applied to their securities on the ASX, the NZX and the Fonterra Shareholders Market.

Danone has been awarded damages from Fonterra Co-operative Group totaling $183 million – fall-out from Fonterra’s product recall of 2013.

In reflecting on the salary package/bonuses paid to Theo Spierings in the past season it is important to understand that the Fonterra business is owned by shareholders who empower a board to act on their behalf.