Cheese, butter and milk powder manufacturing has been picked in the top five of 200 New Zealand industries to perform well this year, according to global business intelligence company IBISWorld.

Fonterra's new $150 million cheese plant in Australia will help meet growing demand, says the co-op’s Australia managing director René Dedoncker.

Dairy prices have cumulatively eased only 3% after falling in four of the past five auctions, says BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.

A2 Milk's after-tax profit of $90.6 million is 198% ahead of last year on surging Chinese demand.

Meat company Silver Fern Farms is launching the first sea-freight container shipment of chilled beef as well as multiple air-freight orders of beef and lamb set for Chinese customers.

The term ‘value added’ is too often used as a vague generic, and farmers need to consider specific strategies for adding value, says Rabobank analyst Blake Holgate.

Canterbury milk processor Synlait has announced a new supply agreement with New Hope Nutritionals for production of their infant formula brands.

Fonterra’s new $150 million cheese plant in Australia will help the co-op further capture the strong global demand for dairy, says chairman John Wilson.

Fonterra's Food Service division is a New Zealand success story, says director of global food service Grant Watson.

Fonterra is eyeing a bigger slice of the booming Asian pizza business for its Australian-made cheese.