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A mate of the Hound reckons Fonterra's Shareholder Council has proven it's nothing more than a lapdog of the Fonterra board rather than a watchdog for the co-op's farmer shareholders.

Fonterra is selling its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert business to Parmalat Australia Pty Ltd.

Local consumers in Malaysia are enjoying the equivalent of 1.9 million glasses of Fonterra branded dairy products every day — and that number is growing.

Fonterra says it has a clear plan to return its Australian business to strong and sustainable profitability.

Fonterra today maintained a forecast farmgate milk price of $4.60/kgMS.

The Irish dairy industry is keeping a close eye on New Zealand's dairy dilemmas as it ramps up its own production with quota restrictions now gone, a Lincoln expert says.

Fonterra says it is considering its options after losing a High Court case taken by former suppliers of a failed South Island processor.

Dairy Women's Network will be taking nominations for the 2016 Dairy Woman of the Year Award from 1 February until 11 March, 2016.

The writing is on the wall for Fonterra's chairman John Wilson, his board and management; fed-up farmer shareholders are demanding changes.