Dairy farm sales dry up as tighter bank lending, foreign investment take hold
Commentators say dairy farm values are falling, as bank lending tightens and foreign investment becomes harder to get.
Guy Trafford looks at the lift in milk pay-outs from Fonterra and welcomes it but wonders if there is a potential downside
He also says it is no surprise that there are “no changes” to the Climate Response Bill regarding methane.
Why New Zealand's Fonterra is rethinking global ambitions
Worldwide expansion jarred with its roots as a local cooperative.
The $700m bombshell that could explain Fonterra’s results postponement
Fonterra has delayed its walk up the annual results aisle by two weeks, after earlier warning it will make a multi-million dollar loss.
Is A2 milk the future of dairy?
While consumers might just be jumping on to the A2 milk bandwagon, some dairy farmers have been riding it for nearly a decade.
Fonterra: Have we heard all the bad news?
Keith Woodford lays out how Fonterra’s Chilean profits and market share have been dropping, and how its farmers have been deserting for other processors. He says write-downs appear likely.
Price wars, mergers, demutualisations: Hard times for the dairy co-op?
After the sale of New Zealand’s Westland co-op, we take a look at the dairy sector around the world.
Fonterra’s global ambitions sour dairy group’s fortunes
New Zealand dairy giant saddled with huge debts after expanding into overseas markets.
'Just Clever Marketing': A2 Milk Increasingly Popular Despite Mixed Research Results
A2 milk, marketed as being beneficial for people who ‘have trouble drinking regular milk’, is gaining market share in Australia, despite evidence about the health benefits being hotly debated by different schools of thought.
Dreaming of dairy: Fonterra's India beverage ambitions questioned by analysts
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra appears to have set its sights on the Indian dairy market with the launch of its new brand Dreamery, but market experts have warned it will be a tough sector to crack.
