For an investor, Fonterra warrants close attention..

Prices in Fonterra's latest online auction have been pushed to record levels but recent volatility means picking the top of the cycle is proving tricky.

Dairy giant Fonterra is boosting its billion dollar forecast payout to farmers.

Fonterra has this morning announced an increase in its payout forecast for the 2010/2011 season by 30 cents per kilo of milk solids to $6.90.

New Zealand's 4.4m cows are providing 26pc of our exports, and the money earned flows right through the economy to urban communities, according to new research.

NZ cannot afford to lose control of its land, says Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden.

Dairy giant Fonterra has released details of a $42m investment in a new Chinese dairy farm it says will soon house 3000 cows.

Prices slipped 1.3 per cent at Fonterra's latest online auction of milk powder, holding near a four-month high and keeping intact one of the pillars of New Zealand's terms of trade.