AgribusinessDairy Auction: Dairy prices fall againWhole milk powder prices - key to determining Fonterra's farmgate mik price, dropped by 10.3 per cent overnight.04 Aug 11:35 PM
AgribusinessDairy plunge drives commodity index downThe retreat in export commodity prices turned into a rout last month. ANZ's commodity price index fell 11.2 per cent, its steepest monthly decline, to a six-year low.04 Aug 05:30 PM
AgribusinessGloombusters: Brewing machine company fizzing to expandIn as little as seven days, you could have 19 litres of award-winning homebrew beer - a successful invention which has allowed homebrew kit company WilliamsWarn to eye up the global market.04 Aug 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessCommodity prices post record declineThe ANZ Commodity Price Index for July fell 11.2 per cent to the lowest level since October 2009.04 Aug 03:00 AM
AgribusinessGovt rules out Solid Energy bail-outMr Key said Solid Energy had $300 million of outstanding debt and was in a "precarious position".03 Aug 10:26 PM
AgribusinessCow effluent charges proven against farmersCow effluent charges against two Marlborough farmers have been proven.03 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy auction prices tipped to fallFonterra's board will meet on Friday to review the farmgate milk price.03 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessGloombusters: Fruit exports surgeOur fruit trade has become a heavy hitter as an export, helping to at least partly offset weakness in the dairy and forest products sectors.03 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Hard to assess risks in secret trade talksShould we be dismayed or relieved at the disarray the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations are in? Sorry, but on the information to hand it is impossible to say.02 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessTrade talks held up as NZ pushes for dairy access"We haven't seen enough, and this is not something we can sell at home, " said Mike Petersen, New Zealand's special trade envoy for agriculture.01 Aug 02:29 AM
AgribusinessDairy's decline here to stay?As milk prices fall, farmers keep waiting for the cycle to turn. But what if Fonterra's problems are longer term, asks Jamie Gray.30 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessWestland slashes forecast milk payoutWestland will decide on its final 2014/15 payout in September.29 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFonterra should look at optionsIs Fonterra on the right track? Or is it time for Plan B? Plan B would result in the company being split into a basic commodity player focused on growing the milk price.29 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessOverseas investors eyeing dairy farmsInternational investors from Europe, the United States and Australia are likely to consider buying more New Zealand dairy farms, says an expert.28 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessRefilling Fonterra's tanksAs Fonterra's NZX-listed units languish near an all-time low, analysts say the market will remain cool on the dairy giant.27 Jul 05:30 PM
AgribusinessMeat marketing focus reaping rewardsConcentrating on marketing its cuts rather than processing them is paying dividends for a niche meat exporter.27 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessFonterra puts equity trust idea on holdFonterra Co-operative Group has put on hold plans to develop an Equity Partnership Trust that would have given its 10,500 farmer suppliers access to investor capital to help them with the compulsory....27 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessOnion exports drop on increased competitionGermany is the largest export market for New Zealand onions, followed by Indonesia and Japan.26 Jul 11:45 PM
OpinionLiam DannFonterra at crossroadsPressure is building on Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings as the dairy industry faces up to a winter of discontent, writes Liam Dann.26 Jul 09:41 PM
OpinionJamie GrayJamie Gray: Crunch time draws nearJamie Gray writes: For Fonterra's farmers, investors and employees the severity of the dairy downturn will become clear early next month.26 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessAus drought bringing the beef to US burgersAustralia's dry spell and a strengthening El Nino are proving a boon for US hamburger lovers.26 Jul 12:00 AM
AgribusinessSilver Fern Farms in new capital raisingSilver Fern Farms, NZ's biggest meat processor says it is considering raising $100m in fresh capital.23 Jul 10:30 PM
AgribusinessFrench farmers block tourist sites in protestFrance's meat and dairy producers halted traffic and blocked tourist sites in several regions to protest low prices.22 Jul 10:20 PM
AgribusinessZespri facing 'headwinds' after strong yearWeakness in the euro and yen, and the return of Chile to the market after crop-damaging frosts are set to challenge Zespri.22 Jul 04:30 AM
BDBDAgribusinessMerger risks to be aired at meetingDisgruntled Alliance Group shareholders have gathered sufficient support to force a special meeting to discuss the potential benefits and risks of a merger with fellow co-operative Silver Fern....21 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessOpen Country slashes dairy payoutOpen Country has told its farmers that their forecast payout has been cut back due to slumping world dairy prices.20 Jul 09:30 PM
AgribusinessDays of easy water overThe controversial $275 million Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Hawkes Bay is a step closer after the High Court said no appeals had been lodged in the consent process.20 Jul 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Swamp kauri deserves NZ added valueEditorial: The resource is not being used as it should be, and stricter policing of the current trade will not, in itself, change that markedly.19 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessManufacturing boosted by weaker dollarNew Zealand manufacturing activity increased in June, snapping three months of decline, as a weaker dollar supported exporters in the sector.16 Jul 09:21 AM
AgribusinessFonterra axes 523 jobsChief Theo Spierings admits news unsettling for staff as co-op tries to reduce its payroll bill by up to $60m a year.16 Jul 02:55 AM
OpinionLiam DannCuts won't solve Fonterra's problemsLiam Dann says axing 523 jobs may make financial sense to Fonterra's chiefs but the dairy slump is bigger than that.16 Jul 01:28 AM
AgribusinessFonterra says payout on the tableFonterra's board will consider its current farm gate milk price forecast for 2015/6 at its next meeting on August 7, a spokesman for the co-operative said.16 Jul 01:20 AM
AgribusinessKiwi dollar falls as dairy prices plungeDairy prices have plunged in the latest world dairy auction, taking the Kiwi dollar down with it.15 Jul 07:35 PM
