The CountryHoly cow! Milk supplies overwhelm US dairiesThere's so much milk flowing out of US cows these days that some is ending up in dirt pits because dairies can't find buyers.04 Jul 02:00 AM
EditorialEditorial: It's time to cry out as milk price fails to fallThe small reduction in cost at supermarkets does not match the halving of global milk prices since 2011.03 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDDairyBeingmate shares plunge below Fonterra buy priceShares in Beingmate - the Chinese company which is 18.8pc owned by Fonterra - have halved in value over the past three weeks.03 Jul 12:15 AM
DairyChina offers hope for dairyFinance Minister Bill English says the current review of tariffs in the China New Zealand free trade agreement was one of the things that could benefit the dairy sector.02 Jul 05:00 PM
The CountryNZ dollar falls on weak dairy auctionThe New Zealand dollar fell after prices for the nation's largest commodity export declined in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction overnight.01 Jul 06:00 PM
BDBDThe CountryFutures point to further dairy auction fallsThe price for NZ's key dairy export, whole milk powder, is set to decline further at tonight's GlobalDairyTrade auction.01 Jul 03:15 AM
BDBDThe CountryNZ business confidence turns negativeBusiness confidence turned negative this month for the first time since February 2011, led by a gloomy agriculture sector.30 Jun 02:25 AM
DairyDairy farmers still buying palm kernelLow dairy prices have not dampened demand for palm kernel - a supplementary feed which has the effect of "turbo-charging" milk production.29 Jun 05:00 PM
DairyShearer: milk cost 'creamed'MP says cost to Kiwis unacceptable as Fonterra, supermarkets point finger at one another.29 Jun 05:00 PM
The CountryPrice of milk: Kiwis not ripped offPrime Minister John Key says overseas markets are causing high prices for milk at home.28 Jun 08:34 PM
BDBDDairyTrade deficit shrinks in MayFor the month of May, New Zealand had a trade surplus of $350 million, beating expectations for a $100 million deficit.25 Jun 11:50 PM
BDBDDairyFarmer confidence lowest in nearly 10 yearsNew Zealand farmer confidence slumped to the lowest level in a decade in the second quarter as dairy farmers turned gloomy.23 Jun 05:00 PM
BDBDDairyDairy access stalled as TPP talks get seriousThe TPP trade pact does not yet include an acceptable deal on access for NZ's most important exports, dairy products, with little more than a month to go before the controversial 12- nation trade deal could be concluded.22 Jun 05:00 PM
The CountryMilk glut 'to delay dairy revival'Rabobank has pushed out its forecasts for a sustained upturn in the dairy market by three months until the first-half of 2016.22 Jun 05:00 PM
BDBDDairyA2 Milk shares soar 23pc on takeover talkA2 Milk Co, the dual-listed milk marketing company, has received an expression of interest from two associated trade parties keen on taking over the company.22 Jun 12:20 AM
DairyDairy auction price index down 23%Prices at the GlobalDairyTrade dairy auction continued to fall across all key commodity products in the June quarter, with the price index dropping by 23 per cent.21 Jun 05:00 PM
DairyRate cut done deal, experts sayA second interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank next month is now a done deal and a third is increasingly on the cards before the year is out.18 Jun 05:00 PM
The CountryNew raw milk rules unveiledThe Government has decided to allow the sale of raw milk to consumers, subject to farmers meeting certain requirements.18 Jun 12:50 AM
The CountryDairy prices keep slippingDairy prices eased at the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction but the sale gave away little on where the market, and interest rates, will go in the months ahead.17 Jun 05:00 PM
DairyCurrent account deficit hits $8.6bNew Zealand earned $8.6 billion less from the rest of the world through trade and investment in the year to March than the rest of the world earned from us.17 Jun 05:00 PM
The CountryDairy farm prices fallDairy farm prices eased in the three months to May according to REINZ's latest rural report.16 Jun 10:06 PM
The CountryDairy Auction: Dairy prices slip againDairy prices slipped again at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index falling by 1.3 per cent.16 Jun 07:50 PM
DairyFonterra taps bond marketFonterra has once again successfully tapped into the so-called dim sum bond market in Hong Kong by this week raising 1 billion renminbi ($230 million) through a five-year bond.16 Jun 05:00 PM
DairyGDP slowdown tippedEconomists expect the pace of economic growth to have slowed when the March quarter national accounts are released on Thursday.15 Jun 05:00 PM
DairyDairy prices tipped to stay weakMore falls in dairy prices are expected in the next few months, but futures market pricing suggests a mild bounce-back might take place at tomorrow's GlobalDairyTrade auction.15 Jun 05:00 PM
The CountryFonterra head's 'absurd' salaryOpposition parties have labelled Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings' $4.18m salary as "absurd".14 Jun 11:50 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Because the computer says soThe fire's stoked, the Conclave's met, the white smoke has belched: Auckland University has pontificated what we must do next, writes Rodney Hide.13 Jun 05:00 PM
The CountryFieldays says good crowds despite dairy downturnThere have been good crowds reported at this year's Fieldays event near Hamilton.12 Jun 01:30 AM
