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John Luxton: Major TPP players holding their dairy consumers to ransom

DairyNZ chairman John Luxton says it some TPP players are seeking to maintain trade protection rather than reduce it.

Seeka sees profit gains continuing

Seeka Kiwifruit Industries's profit gains reflected record kiwifruit volumes, the company said.

Dairy price jump a lift for farmers

Farmers were given cause for cautious optimism after global dairy auction prices rallied by almost 15 per cent, ending a 10-sale losing streak.

Increase in dairy prices give hope

Wholemilk powder prices rallied by 19.1 per cent at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Fran O'Sullivan: Landcorp has better options

Landcorp should be lined up for a partial privatisation to inject new private capital into the company instead of selling off farm assets at the bottom of the dairy cycle, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Mike Hosking: The dairy sector is not in crisis

I like to see the glass half full, and I have the facts to back that view. If you still want to see the glass half empty - you're the loser, writes Mike Hosking.

Landcorp may have to sell farms - English

Finance Minister Bill English won't rule out state farming company Landcorp having to sell more farms than usual to ensure it is not too loaded with debt.

Dairy prices tipped to recover next year

Uptick on cards for dairy price

Signs look good for Fonterra that dairy prices will bounce in tomorrow's GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction.

Fonterra cuts dairy auction volume

Fonterra says it is significantly reducing the amount of product it puts up for sale on the GlobalDairyTrade auction platform over the next 12 months.

Who will buy struggling Solid Energy?

Solid Energy acting chairman Andy Coupe admitted it was "unlikely" that any sale, or sales, would cover its outstanding debt.

China strategy worrying our top execs

Our senior business leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about the slowing economy, the Government's strategy and our reliance on China and dairy exports.

Dairy price too low for Fonterra forecast

Milk powder prices will need to improve substantially before Fonterra's revised farmgate milk price of $3.85 per kg of milk solids can become a reality, say analysts.

Keith Woodford: Fonterra risks missing the boat, again

Fonterra lacks people who understand the impact of new and disruptive technologies, writes Keith Woodford.

Growing US herd may affect demand for NZ beef

The US beef cow herd is expected to grow by more than three million head in the next three to five years.

Wang loses bid to stop release of files

Failed Crafar farms bidder and fraud case defendant May Wang has failed to bar Hong Kong prosecutors from accessing seized documents.

Caution the theme this reporting season

New Zealand's listed companies are expected to present solid results to the market in the coming months but analysts are predicting cautious outlooks.

Dairy model 'broken': Landcorp boss

$4.55 swing in forecast milk price paid to farmers over two seasons shows there's something wrong with NZ's dairy model, says Landcorp Farming CEO Steve Carden.