Not Out of the Woods Yet
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
The country's second largest milk processor, Open Country Dairy, is building a butter plant at its Awarua site in Invercargill.
Westgold butter has been named New Zealand's tastiest in a blind tasting conducted by Consumer New Zealand.
A day after selling its consumer businesses, Fonterra has settled a civil claim, filed by Greenpeace, out of court.
When American retail giant Cosco came to audit Open Country Dairy’s new butter plant at the Waharoa site and give the green light to supply their American stores, they allowed themselves a week for the exercise.
DairyNZ chair Tracy Brown has waded into the debate around soaring butter prices, pointing out that the demand for dairy overseas dictates the price to farmers and at the supermarket.
OPINION: According to media reports, the eye-watering price of butter has prompted Finance Minister Nicola Willis to ask for a 'please explain' from her former employer Fonterra.
The country's second largest milk processor hopes to produce its first commercial butter within two months.
Consumers around the world are willing to pay more for products containing dairy and this is driving demand for butter and cream, says Fonterra.
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.