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Fonterra halts Danone legal action
Fonterra has successfully put Danone’s legal action against it in New Zealand courts on hold.
![Jamie Gray: Dairy boom over? Don't count on it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jamie Gray: Dairy boom over? Don't count on it
Agriculture reporter Jamie Gray looks at reasons why it’s not yet doom and gloom for the dairy sector following this morning's drop in global dairy prices.
![Fonterra forecast under threat as dairy prices plunge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fonterra forecast under threat as dairy prices plunge
The pressure is on Fonterra’s $7.00 a kg farmgate milk price forecast for this year after another sharp fall in international dairy prices overnight.
![Sonar firm reels in Japanese investor to boost R&D](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sonar firm reels in Japanese investor to boost R&D
Furuno Electric Co, best known for its fish finder systems, has purchased a 10 per cent stake in Electronic Navigation, owned by the Hodson family.
![Fonterra milk collection up 10pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fonterra milk collection up 10pc
Fonterra said milk collection across New Zealand for the month of June reached 9 million kg of milksolids, 10.1 per cent higher than the same month last year.
![Metro Glass, Scales offer meet resistance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Metro Glass, Scales offer meet resistance
Behind-the-scenes book builds for glass manufacturer Metro Performance and apple grower Scales got under way yesterday.
![UK rip-off riles honey firms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
UK rip-off riles honey firms
Manuka honey exporters want the Government to clamp down on "cowboys" bringing the $150 million-a-year industry into international disrepute.
![Commodity prices fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Commodity prices fall
New Zealand commodity prices fell for a fourth straight month in June, led by apples, logs, whole and skim milk powder.
![World dairy prices plunge overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
World dairy prices plunge overnight
Dairy product prices fell to the lowest level since January 2013 in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, paced by a drop in butter and anhydrous milk fat.
![Dairy drives seventh monthly NZ trade surplus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Dairy drives seventh monthly NZ trade surplus
New Zealand posted its seventh monthly trade surplus in May, led by overseas demand for the nation's primary products such as milk powder, butter and cheese.
![Port of Tauranga deal to bring big ships](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Port of Tauranga deal to bring big ships
Port of Tauranga has signed a freight deal with the Fonterra, Silver Fern Farms and container shipping line Maersk that will facilitate the arrival of 6,500 TEU ships to NZ.
![Danone: Fonterra misled us](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Danone: Fonterra misled us
French food giant Danone was "lulled into a false sense of security" by allegedly misleading information Fonterra gave it months before the botulism scare.
![Growth will keep rate hikes coming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Growth will keep rate hikes coming
Strong growth in construction led to a 1.0 per cent rise in gross domestic product (GDP) in the March 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
![$1.4b quarterly surplus a record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
$1.4b quarterly surplus a record
New Zealand recorded a $1.4 billion current account surplus in the March quarter, the largest ever.
![Fonterra taps China boss for new global ingredients role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fonterra taps China boss for new global ingredients role
Fonterra Cooperative Group has tapped the president of its China operations, Kelvin Wickham, to head up the newly created global ingredients
![Strong growth for NZ economy tipped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Strong growth for NZ economy tipped
The economy probably accelerated in the first quarter, supporting the central bank's view that it must press on with interest rate increases to keep inflation at bay.
![Velvet touch needed as Wilkins keep eyes on China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Velvet touch needed as Wilkins keep eyes on China
It's a long way from netball hoops to jumping through the hoops of doing business in China but farmer Mike Wilkins is aiming as carefully as his former Silver Fern wife.
![Farmers buoyant despite potential dairy drop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Farmers buoyant despite potential dairy drop
The mood among farmers at this year’s annual national Fieldays was buoyant, despite the prospect of a drop in the dairy payout in the coming year, event organisers said.
![Fonterra hit with $150k botulism fine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fonterra hit with $150k botulism fine
Fonterra has been slapped with a $150,000 fine for breaching disclosure requirements to the NZX over the botulism false alarm last August.
![Kiwi firm 'Fairest Fairtrader'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwi firm 'Fairest Fairtrader'
A New Zealand business that champions ethically sourced food and beverages has been crowned the "Fairest Fairtrader" at a set of international awards.
![Nutricia NZ profit slides 97 per cent in 2013](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Nutricia NZ profit slides 97 per cent in 2013
Nutricia, the New Zealand infant formula unit of French food maker Danone, posted a 97 per cent drop in profit in 2013.