Taking On Winnie
OPINION: No one messes around with Winston Peters, more so in a general election year.
Falling prices, rather than lower volumes, have pushed down the value of dairy product exports over the past two years, Statistics NZ says.
Fonterra's new-season forecast farmgate milk price is "conservative" but the co-op expects the market to rebalance within 6-12 months, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
DairyNZ is committed to supporting dairy farmers following the announcement by Fonterra of an opening forecast farmgate milk price of $4.25/kgMS for the 2016-17 season.
New Zealand's second biggest dairy cooperative Westland Milk Products has released a budget for the 2016-17 dairy season of $4.55 - $4.95/kgMS.
The last significant in-season drop in the price of milk to suppliers was in 2008, and that doesn't take a long memory to recall: it is hardly ancient history.
Dairy Australia's next 'Situation and Outlook' report will be released on June 1, as a challenging season for many farmers approaches its end.
Fonterra has revised its Australia farmgate milk price; from A$5.60/kgMS to A$5.00/kgMS for the current season.
OPINION: No one messes around with Winston Peters, more so in a general election year.
OPINION: Staying on Federated Farmers, this week's annual general meeting in Auckland is shaping up to be an interesting one.