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Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says a wide-ranging review of dairy industry legislation isn’t an attempt by the Government to force changes to Fonterra’s constitution.

Fonterra has joined an international project to address the issue of malnourishment in older people.

More segregation of milk to different factories is a strong likelihood for Fonterra, says chairman John Wilson.

Under DIRA, all dairy companies should be required to disclose how much they pay for milk, says Lloyd Downing, a Morrinsville dairy farmer and former Waikato Federated Farmers president.

The late rise in the farmgate milk price means Fonterra is now paying New Zealand farmers more than most of the world’s farmers are receiving, says chairman John Wilson.

Fonterra executive Leon Clement has been appointed the new chief executive of independent milk processor Synlait.

NZ First should butt out of Fonterra’s business, says Lloyd Downing, a Morrinsville dairy farmer and former Waikato Federated Farmers president.

Despite high fat prices it is now more profitable for Fonterra to make whole milk powder than butter and skim milk powder, co-op chairman John Wilson says.

Fonterra says it has been “fully transparent’ about Beingmate’s performance and its impact on the co-op’s financial position. 

China's digital world is second to none, but Fonterra isn’t putting all its eggs in one basket in selling fresh and packaged food.