Category Archives: Dairy

Is there a future for Oz Fonterra as Fonterra’s finances unravel?

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

Fonterra’s announcement that it expects a loss of around $600 million or more for the year ended 31 July 2019 has big ramifications for Oz Fonterra.  With overseas-milk pools now lying outside the central focus of Fonterra’s new strategy, and … Continue reading →

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Fonterra’s losses provide more questions than answers

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

The forthcoming asset write downs of more than $800 million announced on 12 August by Chairman John Monaghan are clearly damaging to Fonterra’s balance sheet. It also means that Fonterra will now make a loss for the year of around … Continue reading →

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New A2 milk research provides digestive and cognitive evidence in young children

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

A new paper relating to A2 milk has been published this month in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN). The paper provides strong evidence from a clinical trial with pre-school children in China that A1 beta-casein relative to … Continue reading →

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It’s time for a stocktake on Mycoplasma bovis

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

It is now two years since Mycoplasma bovis was first identified in New Zealand. In those two years there have been 178 farms with confirmed infections.  In the last six months the cumulative number of confirmed infections has doubled. The … Continue reading →

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Uncertainty plus unique ownership structure drive Fonterra share volatility

Posted on July 7, 2019 by

Fonterra’s shares have been on a steady downward slide for the last 18 months. In January 2018 they were selling at $6.60 dropping to $3.86 at closing on 30 June 2019. Then this last week things suddenly turned volatile, dropping … Continue reading →

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Decision time at Westland for Yili bid

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

The time has come when Westland’s dairy farmers must make their decision. Do they want to take the money and go with Chinese mega-company Yili, or do they wish to struggle on as a co-operative?  We will know the answer … Continue reading →

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DIRA review nibbles at the status quo and avoids the big questions

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

The current review of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) does not address the big decisions that face the New Zealand dairy industry. That may well be a wise decision by Government. Big decisions will indeed be necessary over the … Continue reading →

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