Fonterra
Fonterra is planning to cut the size of its board
Fonterra is planning to cut the size of its board by two directors. Audio
Agricultural consultant: Fonterra profit unimpressive
The chief executive of Fonterra, Theo Spierings, told RNZ's Checkpoint that the supply glut and weak demand in China and Russia means prices, and therefore payouts to farmers, will remain muted in the… Audio
Fed up Waikato sharemilker wants out of Fonterra's co-op
Fonterra's plan to use its stronger half year profit to help its hardest hit farmers survive weak dairy prices, will make little difference to sharemilkers. Leigh Holman, is a sharemilker in the… Audio
Fonterra's 'Dragons Den' plans for contractors
Fonterra is forcing its contractors who do maintenance to drop their prices in a 'Dragons Den' style process.
Fonterra strong-arming contractors for lower prices
Morning Report has obtained a letter from Fonterra revealing the hardball tactics the dairy giant is employing against its maintenance contractors as it seeks to slash costs. Whanganui MP Chester… Audio
Keith Woodford on Fonterra's result
Keith Woodford, an honorary professor of Agri-Food Systems at Lincoln University joins Jonathan Mitchell to talk about the result. Audio
Fonterra expects to reduce debt and maintain capital investment
The dairy co-operative, Fonterra, says it's confident it can reduce debt and still make the near billion-dollar-a-year investments required to expand production of value-added dairy products. Audio
Fonterra accused of corporate bullying
Fonterra just posted a $409 million profit, and it's being accused of corporate bullying by one of its suppliers. Audio
Beware of promises of higher milk prices
ANALYSIS: There is every reason to be cautious about predicting when global dairy prices will rise, Patrick O'Meara writes. Video
Fonterra's half-year profit doubles
Fonterra is pledging to use its strong half-year profit of $409 million to help its hardest hit farmers survive weak dairy prices. Video, Audio
Fonterra to delay pay despite profit lift
Fonterra's strong result shows it can pay its suppliers on time, Prime Minister John Key says - but the company is standing by its payment delays. Video, Audio
Fonterra and its bumper profit
Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, made a half year profit of 409 million dollars, an increase of more than 120 percent. Audio
Fonterra CEO defends massive profit
Normally, a doubling of profit by the country's largest company would be a cause for unqualified celebration, particularly when 97% of the dividend is paid to New Zealanders. But Fonterra is not such… Video, Audio
Fonterra focuses on things it can control to turn a profit
The dairy co-operative, Fonterra, says it's focusing on things it can control to make it more profitable and support its struggling debt-laden suppliers. Audio
Fonterra's half-year profit doubles to $409 million
Federated Farmers' Dairy Chair Andrew Hoggard discusses Fonterra's interim result just announced, which shows a doubling in its half year profit to $409 million. Audio
Fonterra has more than doubled its half-year profit
Fonterra has more than doubled its half-year profit, and held its milk price forecast steady at 3-dollars-90 a kilo of milk solids. Our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara joins us. Audio
Fonterra expected to announce half-year result in half an hour
Fonterra's expected to announce its half-year result within the hour, and analysts are expecting the dairy giant to report a robust bottom line. Jacqueline Rowarth is an agribusiness professor at… Audio
Farmer says global oversupply of milk is nothing new
A South Waikato farmer is trying to stay positive, saying Fonterra's not entirely to blame when there's also a global oversupply of milk. Richard Cookson joins me from his farm in Springdale. Audio
Confidence in Fonterra heading the same way as the payout
Analysts are predicting a strong financial performance from Fonterra when it reports its half year result shortly this morning. With Waikato reporter, Andrew McRae. Audio
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.