The milk pricing system in Australia, with its lack of transparency and risk mitigation tools across the industry, is holding back expansion of dairying and needs to be improved.

Fonterra company Tip Top is to trial online sales of New Zealand-made ice cream in China – the world's biggest ice cream market.

A string of 1950s-style milkbars serving Kiwi dairy milkshakes, smoothies and yogurt is reckoned a smash hit in China.

Synlait Milk's forecast milk price for the 2016-17 season is $4.50/kgMS.

A conference in Auckland next month is aimed at closing gaps in food integrity in New Zealand-China trade.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says he believes in the co-op, its strategy and future.

Fonterra today celebrated the official opening of its new slice on slice cheese expansion at Eltham.

New Zealand agricultural companies were able to pitch their products and services directly to potential China partners in Auckland last week.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says the long term fundamentals for global dairy remain positive.

Fonterra's new-season forecast farmgate milk price is "conservative" but the co-op expects the market to rebalance within 6-12 months, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.