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<i>Mark Lister: </i>Dairy giant may soon offer taste of NZ Inc
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Dairy prices fall in Fonterra auction, led by skim milk powder
Average prices of dairy products fell from a three-month high in Fonterra's latest online auction, as commodity prices and equity markets weakened on doubts about the pace of US economic growth and Greece's debt woes.
Farmers back in the mood to spend, says Fieldays boss
Agricultural sector seen moving from survival mentality to productive mode.
Farmers paying down debt - $1b cut since Sept
Bank lending to farmers has fallen $1 billion from its peak in September last year, latest Reserve Bank figures show.
What price NZ? Land bid tests limits
The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer
Key 'dishonest' on dairy price - Goff
Labour is continuing to insist that putting agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2013 won't raise the price of dairy products, and says Prime Minister John Key is being misleading by saying it will.
Fonterra unveils record payout
Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, lifted its forecast 2011 pay-out to farmers to a range of $8 to $8.10, before retentions, while flagging a reduced payment for the following year.
Soaring milk prices push Open Country into the red
Olam, the Singaporean food commodities group, says high NZ milk prices have wiped out profits at its 25 per cent-owned Open Country Dairy and it may consider exiting the investment.