Milk Price
Rural News Wrap
The Rural Contractors body wants the new government to make it easier to get skilled workers and the seaweed sector is hoping some changes will be made so it can grow and profit from the lucrative… Audio
Farm Talk - Conversations with farmers around the world
Benthem Farms in northern Michigan farms 2500 cows. They're milked three times a day and housed year round. In winter temperatures can drop to -28 degrees C. Audio
Across the Ditch
Brett Worthington from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the Murray Darling Basin irrigation scandal and Murray Goulburn has announced its milk intake is less than expected. Audio
Upside potential to forecast payout - ASB
A rural economist says farmers could well be pocketing a farm-gate payout of six dollars a kilo of milk solids this season. Audio
Milk price slump could be over after Fonterra lifts payout
Fonterra's move to boost its farm-gate forecast by 50 cents has been welcomed by farmers, with Federated Farmers saying it will help morale. Audio
Europe dairy not slowing 'any time soon'
Europe's milk production remaining high for a few years will mean hard times for New Zealand dairy farmers, the special agricultural trade envoy says.
Fonterra's future: 'A few heads need to roll'
Fonterra is expected to reveal a big profit rise today, but with dramatic falls in farmers' payouts, many in the dairy industry say something has to change.
Fonterra's milk forecast now in "Severe" scenario
Fonterra's latest forecast milk payout has just been released, positioning it squarely in line with the severe scenario painted by the Reserve Bank. The dairy cooperative has just announced it'll cut… Audio
Slowdown in dairy price recovery expected
International dairy prices will continue to rise but the rate and extent of the increases will slow, a dairy analyst says.
What now for Dairy farmers with new drop in price?
National Manager of Agriculture, BNZ. Audio
Dairy prices
The overall average for dairy commodities in the Global Dairy Trade auction fell 10.7 percent to $US2082 per tonne. Audio
Economist has next season's payout forecast under $6
The forecast milk payout for next season is at risk of a cut after milk prices fell to their lowest level in about six years. Audio
Farmers - drops in milk payout will put them in the red
Industry experts say the drop in Fonterra's forecast milk payout will take 7 billion dollars out of the economy. Audio
Fonterra looks to next 2 dairy trade auctions for direction
Fonterra will be watching the next two global dairy trade auctions to see whether its forecast for the farmgate milk price is on track at 5-dollars-30 per kilo of milk solids. Audio