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New plant for Fonterra’s Edendale site, creating 70 new jobs
Fonterra is set to invest $150 million to build a new UHT cream plant at its Edendale site in Southland to meet growing demand through its Foodservice business.
Milk Monitoring ‘key to driving quality and efficiency’, study finds
Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy Co-operative owned by thousands of dairy farmers. The study involved introducing monitoring telemetry to the milk vats or tanks of Fonterra’s farmer owners and comparing the data, from a subset of almost 1200 farms, to the year prior to the technology being introduced.
Inflation impacts on global exporters, says USDA FAS
Argentina’s economic crisis and its domestic dairy industry, along with exports, is the headline for the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) latest dairy world markets and trade report.
Fonterra to move to B2B from consumer businesses
Fonterra Co-operative Group has announced it is exploring full or partial divestment options for some or all of its global consumer business.
The trouble with the EU/NZ trade deal
Both EU and New Zealand dairy processors are underwhelmed by the terms of the latest free trade agreement, Barbara Barkhausen and Liz Newmark report
Differences in EU and UK/New Zealand trade quotas
The UK National Farmers Union has flagged up the differences between the agreements reached between the European Union and New Zealand.
Westland Milk Products opens new lactoferrin plant in New Zealand
Lactoferrin, a multifunctional natural protein, offers immune benefits as well as antibacterial and antioxidant functions and is now widely used in food, pharmaceutical products and in other industries.
Westgold ups its presence in Australian market
New Zealand company Westgold is upping its presence in the Australian market after a positive response to its butter and cream products at a major Australian food show.
Fonterra trials organic battery in New Zealand
A new organic, low-cost, safe, sustainable and long-life battery being trialled by Fonterra could support greater energy security and distributed electricity generation for New Zealand.
Fonterra welcomes Milk-E, New Zealand’s first electric milk tanker
New Zealand’s first electric milk tanker, Milk-E, has been officially launched by the Minister for Energy and Resources, Hon. Dr Megan Woods, in Morrinsville.
Fonterra, NZX and EEX confirm GDT strategic partnership
Fonterra has confirmed the finalisation of the partnership with New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) and the European Energy Exchange (EEX) to each take ownership stakes in Global Dairy Trade (GDT) alongside the co-operative.
Fonterra’s share buyback programme
Fonterra Co-operative Group says it will allocate up to NZ$50 million (€30.1m) to an on-market share buyback programme commencing 30 June 2022.
Fonterra revises price due to geopolitical events
World events are having an effect on dairy farm gate prices, says Fonterra.
Fonterra expands seaweed feed trial
In partnership with Australian company Sea Forest, Fonterra is looking at the potential Asparagopsis seaweed has in reducing methane in a grass-fed farming system.