Infant Formula
NZ exporters unlikely to capitalise on US infant formula shortage
The severe shortage of baby formula in the United States could provide an opportunity for New Zealand exporters to test the waters there, but the window of opportunity will likely be short-lived.
$30m for Dairy Goat Research
A Primary Growth Partnership programme between the government and the Waikato-based Dairy Goat Co-operative will see $29.6 million dollars funnelled into research in the hope it'll lead to an almost… Audio
Australia muscling into infant formula market
A major Australian dairy company is working behind the scenes with scientists from Monash to improve its baby formula in an effort to ship more of it to China. Audio
A2 Milk has a bumper year
The specialist baby-food maker, A2 Milk, has made a bumper full-year profit on the back of surging demand for its infant formula products, especially in Asia. Audio
Inside an infant formula plant
New Zealand's infant formula industry has been heavily in the public eye because of major security scares like Fonterra's 2013 botulism false alarm and last year's 1080-poisoning threat. Audio
Chinese formula buying empties Australian shelves
Strong Chinese demand for infant forumla has been emptying Australian supermarket shelves. Audio
Industry counts cost of 1080 threat
The 1080 infant formula threat cost New Zealand's dairy sector millions of dollars in loss of reputation, an industry body says.
Police media conference on contaminate threat
Last November, letters containing a concentrated form of 1080 were sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers, with a threat to contaminate infant formula with it unless the poison's use in pest control… Audio
Labour worried by new Chinese baby formula venture
Labour's primary industries spokesman Damien O'Connor on the new Chinese baby formula venture. Audio
New player in the Chinese infant formula market
Members of the infant formula industry are playing down the impact on New Zealand from a new range targeting the Chinese market. Audio
Infant Formula Exporters association
China is grabbing control of New Zealand's infant formula industry - halving the amount of exports and shutting smaller players out of the market, according to a group representing the exporters. Audio
Challenging times for baby formula exporters.
And, listening to that is the Honorary Professor of Agri-food systems at Lincoln University, Keith Woodford. Audio
Chinese firms dominating NZ infant formula sector
China is grabbing control of New Zealand's infant formula industry - halving the amount of exports and shutting smaller players out of the market, according to a group representing the exporters. Audio
