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![World dairy prices plunge overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
World dairy prices plunge overnight
Prices have plunged nearly 9 per cent in the latest overnight global dairy auction. It is the fourth consecutive fall in prices, with average prices falling 5.2 per cent on March 18.
![Trials stoke clash over milk types](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Trials stoke clash over milk types
New research has stoked the health and nutrition controversy over "A1" cows' milk.
![Farmers offered guaranteed milk payout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Farmers offered guaranteed milk payout
Fonterra's farmer members will be offered two opportunities to lock in the price paid for a percentage of their milk in the 2014/15 season.
![Fonterra profit slumps 53pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fonterra profit slumps 53pc
Fonterra has posted a 53pc drop in interim net profit as high dairy commodity prices hit the dairy co-op's margins.
![Key aiming for turn of fortune](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Key aiming for turn of fortune
Fonterra's offices in Beijing have a room with walls made of red glass where the business is done.
![Fonterra boss hopes Oravida won't overshadow PM's China trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fonterra boss hopes Oravida won't overshadow PM's China trip
Fonterra's boss says Govt ministers mustn't be put off meeting officials in China in the wake of the controversy over Judith Collins' visit with Oravida.
![Key will woo China's mums - and leaders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Key will woo China's mums - and leaders
When Prime Minister John Key heads off to China tonight, it will be as much about talking to China's mothers as talking to its leaders.
![Fonterra accepts charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fonterra accepts charges
Fonterra said it had accepted charges laid against it by the Ministry for Primary Industries over events that led to last year's market recall of whey protein concentrate.
![Fonterra botulism charges laid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fonterra botulism charges laid
Fonterra says it has accepted charges laid against it by the Ministry for Primary Industries over events that led to last year's recall of whey protein concentrate.
![Cheese the toast of record commodity prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Cheese the toast of record commodity prices
New Zealand commodity prices rose to a record in February, as cheese prices surged to a six-year high.
![Terms of trade at new 40-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Terms of trade at new 40-year high
New Zealand's terms of trade rose to a 40-year high for the second straight quarter in the final three months of 2013 as import prices fell.
![Trade balance back in black](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Trade balance back in black
Surging dairy exports to China have pushed the annual trade balance into surplus for the first time in nearly two years.
![World dairy prices fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
World dairy prices fall
Dairy product prices recorded their biggest drop since early November in the latest global auction, with the volume sold falling to an eight-month low.
![Milk scares leave stench](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Milk scares leave stench
Fonterra is calling for improved lab-testing, saying the Environmental Science & Research laboratory lacked the capacity to identify an E.coli bacterium in cream.
![Sue Kedgley: Keep our cows out of factory farms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Sue Kedgley: Keep our cows out of factory farms
My heart sank when I heard about Fonterra's idea to reduce the dairy industry's impact on our environment, writes Sue Kedgley.
![Build under way for Fonterra's Viaduct HQ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Build under way for Fonterra's Viaduct HQ
Ground work preparations are well under way on the new Fonterra headquarters site in the Viaduct Harbour area on the corner of Fanshawe St and Halsey St.
![Nutricia recalled $25.7m of infant formula](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Nutricia recalled $25.7m of infant formula
French dairy giant Danone's Nutricia unit recalled just $25.7 million of infant formula when it was caught up in Fonterra's false food alarm last year.
![Fonterra nears deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fonterra nears deal
Dairy giant Fonterra has confirmed it is close to reaching a commercial deal with Auckland Council.
![Fonterra raises 1.25b renminbi in ‘dim sum’ bond](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fonterra raises 1.25b renminbi in ‘dim sum’ bond
Fonterra has raised 1.25 billion renminbi in its second Chinese currency denominated bond, which it will use to repay debt and expand operations in China.
![Waterfront dispute between top ports](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Waterfront dispute between top ports
A waterfront dispute has broken out between two of New Zealand's biggest ports, arguing about who is the best.