Fonterra

Farmers are being warned to keep their budgets tight after Fonterra reported a surprise16 percent drop in half-year profit and cut its dividend. Audio

Analysts are expecting a rebound in Fonterra's half-year earnings when it reports on Wednesday, thanks in part to lower milk costs. Audio

Meanwhile, our Asia correspondent Ryan Bridge says Chinese consumers are apparently unconcerned by the 1080 threat to New Zealand's dairy industry. Audio

Dairy prices have fallen in the latest auction overnight, snapping six successive rises. Audio

Fonterra has bought an 18 point 8 percent stake in China's Beingmate Baby and Child Food Company for about 754 million dollars. Audio

With low forecast milk prices and tough climactic conditions, New Zealand Society heads to rural Northland to see how farmers are helping each during volatile times. Audio

The dairy industry says it's too early to talk about the financial impact from threats to contaminate infant formula and other products. Audio

An economist says players in the global dairy market are turning their attention to the next dairy season. Audio

Recent gains in global dairy prices are not enough to convince Fonterra it should change its forecast milk payout. Audio

Fonterra says it collected 3 percent less milk in New Zealand in January than in the same month last year and the company reiterated that it expects full year volumes will be down 3.3 percent on the… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Dry weather has prompted Fonterra to further reduce its milk volume forecast for the current season by 3.3 percent. Audio

The dairy industry will be hoping that the results of last night's global dairy trade auction are a sign that dairy prices may be at last starting to recover. Audio

The council representing Fonterra's farmer shareholders is backing the co-operative's new scheme to allow South Island farmers to supply milk for up to five years without having to buy shares. Audio

The market doesn't share Fonterra's optimism for a rebound in global dairy prices and expects there will likely be another mark-down on the forecast milk price payout before the season ends. Audio

Fonterra's revised farmgate milk price forecast of 4-dollars-70 a kilo of milk solids is likely to cost the New Zealand economy at least 6 billion dollars, compared with last year's payout. Audio

Fonterra has cut its forecast milk payout to farmers, slashing nearly six billion dollars out of the economy. Audio

Fonterra has dropped its farmgate milk price forecast to 4 dollars 70 a kilo of milk solids. Audio

Fonterra is expected to lower its forecast milk payout for this season this morning. Audio

The final report into the long-running and hugely costly botulism botch up is out - and the Government is using it to put the boot into Fonterra all over again. Audio