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Fonterra said its net profit shot 65 per cent higher to $834 million for the 2015/6 year.

The outlook for dairy farmers has turned positive after Fonterra raised its farm gate milk price for the second time in less than a month.

The raised milk price forecast of $5.25 per kilo of milksolids is past the estimated break-even and will be good news for farmers.

The 1.7 per cent gain at the latest GlobalDairyTrade was well short of market expectations.

The majority of Fonterra's Edendale plant was back in operation and milk collections were back to normal.

Fonterra has commissioned a new $360million dryer at its Lichfield site in South Waikato, boosting daily milk processing capacity by more than 4million litres.

About 100 farmers in Otago and Southland were forced to dump milk over the weekend in the aftermath of the milk silo collapse at Fonterra's Edendale site.

Emergency services are at the scene of incident involving a milk silo at Fonterra's Edendale plant.

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Dairy farmers are facing an improved outlook but they remain cautious about where prices go from here.

The Commerce Commission wants Fonterra Cooperative Group to more regularly review the basket of products used to set its farmgate

The farmers ended up supplying Fonterra after it bought a failed Canterbury dairy business out of receivership.

Dom talks Global Dairy Trade with Fonterra's Head of Co-operative Affairs for the Central Districts region Dallen Olson.

Fonterra's Farm Source Chief Operating Officer reviews last night's positive Global Dairy Trade auction which resulted in a 7.7% increase.

World dairy prices put on their third significant gain in a row at the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction overnight.

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There's a lot riding on Fonterra's financial results due out on September 22.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings' challenge 'build windmills not walls' is galvanising the dairy co-operative.

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Stu Gray is enjoying the positive vibes at Fonterra but is also keeping his feet on the ground.

Fonterra has raised its farmgate milk price forecast by 50 cents to $4.75 per kg of milksolids.

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Fall in farm conversions prompts interest in horticulture, honey and alternatives such as sheep milk.

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Dairy futures have rallied sharply, suggesting next week's world dairy auction will show a big rise.

Fonterra's Southland/Otago Head Mark Robinson chats to The Country Early Edition's Dom George about what's happening in his patch at the moment.

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Fonterra's Chief Operating Officer for Farm Source reviews the latest GDT auction which resulted in a 6.6% rise in dairy commodity prices, while whole milk powder lifted 9.9%.