Displaying items by tag: payout

Tuesday, 11 November 2014 00:00

Fonterra ‘raids milk price to pay dividends’

AN AGRIBUSINESS academic says Fonterra’s 2013-14 payout was unfair to sharemilkers and unshared suppliers as it ‘dipped’ the milk price to fund dividend-driving assets such Waitoa’s UHT plant and more milk hubs in China.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 05 November 2014 00:00

Tatua happy to remain a niche player

INDEPENDENT DAIRY processor Tatua says its decision to invest in value rather than scale is paying off.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 04 November 2014 00:00

Phone call rings season’s success

EVERY SEPTEMBER the 87 shareholders of Waikato dairy processor Tatua receive a call from one of their six farmer-elected directors.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 29 October 2014 07:54

Lift profit during tough times

Dairy farmers are being told that there are opportunities to increase profitability even when times are tough.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 01 October 2014 09:15

Westland payout hit by product mix

WESTLAND HAD a record revenue for the 2013-14 of $830 million, up 46% on the previous year, but admits its payout was not as industry competitive as previous years.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 30 September 2014 09:04

Tatua beats Fonterra again

FOR THE third year in a row Morrinsville-based Tatua dairy cooperative has beaten Fonterra again – with a $9/kgMS farmgate milk price plus a $1.32 pre-tax retention for the 2013/14 season.

Published in General News
Thursday, 25 September 2014 09:35

Farmers told to reassess costs

DairyNZ says the latest drop in Fonterra's forecast farmgate milk price for the 2014-15 season is a signal to farmers to reassess the costs of their farm system.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 24 September 2014 09:14

Farmers will be ‘disappointed’

Fonterra Shareholders Council chairman, Ian Brown says farmers will be disappointed with the latest drop in the 2014-15 season forecast payout.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 24 September 2014 08:50

Further downside risk- Fonterra

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says there is further downside risk to its 2014-15 forecast payout.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 03 September 2014 14:38

Payout risk after GDT drop – again

AFTER A 6% drop in the GDT this week, the ASB says the risks are increasingly of a payout on the downside of $5.80/kgMS.

Published in General News
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