Not Out of the Woods Yet
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
Does the $9.9 million loan to Westland Milk fall within New Zealand’s World Trade Organisation commitments?
Westland Milk says milk collections have not been affected by the ex-tropical storm Gita, which swept through the upper South Island.
Westland says damage caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Fehi has halted production at its Hokitika plant.
Westland Milk Products (WMP) chief executive Toni Brendish says the co-op may in future look beyond the cow for the products it makes.
Shareholders of independent milk processor Westland Milk Products have endorsed a package of changes designed to improve and update the cooperative’s governance.
Westland Milk Products (WMP) chairman Pete Morrison says the proposed changes to the governance structure of the cooperative will impose more accountability on the board.
The revenue range/kgMS of New Zealand’s dairy companies is remarkably wide -- from Tatua’s $18.58 to Fonterra’s commodity return of $5.81 -- says a new report on the dairy industry.
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
OPINION: Get offside with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at your own peril.