DROUGHT CONDITIONS experienced in the Northern Hemisphere over recent months have caused a spike in global grain prices, in an environment of lower farmgate pricing. 

TWO MONTHS could pass before Shanghai Pengxin takes possession of the Crafar farms and up to a year before its management partner Landcorp has full control.

SHOULD WE forget faecal egg counting and target worm treatment by animal performance instead?

FONTERRA IS the fourth-largest dairy company globally in Rabobank’s rankings released last week but the bank expects vigorous competition in the coming year as companies ‘jostle’ to position themselves for changing markets.

AS FONTERRA’S Kauri factory in Northland kicked into gear on July 5, the cooperative was finishing off $100 million of maintenance upgrade nationwide.

With the official cash rate due out on Thursday, farmer confidence at the beginning of the 2012-13 season has plummeted in Federated Farmers latest farm confidence survey.

NITROGEN IS up and DAP down in the two main fertiliser cooperative’s latest price list revisions.

THE NEW Zealand Veterinary Association is supporting calls for greater protection of animal health product intellectual property.

LAST WEEK’S GlobalDairyTrade rebound of 13.5% is a sign the market is bottoming out say analysts, though they caution it’s only one result and dairy commodities aren’t out of the woods yet.