Fonterra topped the Deloitte Top 200 again this year for profit -- increasing 65 per cent.

A small band of protesters stood outside Fonterra's headquarters in downtown Auckland today to demonstrate against the co-operative's extensive use of coal.

Dairy giant facing fresh calls to stop use of palm kernel expeller in the wake of "appalling" labour abuse claims against its Singapore-based supplier.

South Island dairy products processor Synlait Milk has increased its forecast farmgate milk price by $1 to $6 per kilogram of milk solids.

Senior Fonterra executive Nicola Willis has resigned her Auckland-based position to seek nomination for the National Party in the Labour-held seat of Wellington Central.

Fonterra is developing a new range of products to appeal to Asian markets including candy cheese, low salt cheese, and medicinal lactose.

Fonterra Cooperative Group says milk collection has been restored in earthquake damaged Culverden, Waiau and Amuri areas.

Fonterra has raised its forecast payout to farmers by 75c per kilogram of milksolids as production dwindles.

The kiwi fell against a resurgent greenback after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said the case has grown for a hike in US interest rates.

Fonterra Cooperative Group has lost its bid to overturn a High Court ruling against inferior terms offered to the suppliers of the failed New Zealand Dairies Ltd business in South Canterbury.

Some dairy farmers in the South Island might have to dispose of their milk due to road closures and other issues.

Dairy prices have risen 4.5 per cent at Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Fonterra expects disruption to milk collection and farms that cannot be reached may have to dispose of their milk.

Farm finances starting to look much better after a big lift in dairy prices at the latest GloblaDairyTrade sale.

Economists went back to the drawing board to revise up their farmgate milk price forecasts.

At the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction the key whole milk powder price went up nearly 20 per cent.

NZX dairy futures point to another gain at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Anchor butter is a familiar sight on New Zealand supermarket shelves, but in far-flung Azerbaijan, they are eating it too.

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Fonterra's NZX-traded units were unchanged despite news over the weekend that 19 people had been arrested in alleged milk powder scam.

Nineteen people have been arrested in China for allegedly repackaging expired Fonterra milk powder with a view to sell it.

.The suspects were allegedly managing a company, which was packaging expired products of Fonterra in China.

Australia, like New Zealand, is facing sharply lower milk production because of a wetter-than-normal spring.

Two big banks have upgraded their farmgate milk price forecasts after a modest gain in product prices at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction.

International dairy prices improved slightly at this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction, gaining by 1.4 per cent since the last sale early this month.

More kids are consuming at least the recommended minimum amount of dairy following the supply of a daily drink of milk in schools, new research has found.

Bad weather takes its toll on New Zealand milk production at a time when it should be hitting a seasonal peak.

Fonterra's strategy of shifting more milk, quicker, into the value-added side of the business is gaining momentum after getting off

The key change to the governance model will enable farmers to directly nominate their own choice for selection to the board.

The decline is the first in five auctions.