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Dairy farmers' reliance on imported palm kernel expeller (PKE) as a supplementary feed faces headwinds amid shifting consumer preferences and environmental obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says AgFirst Waikato consultant Raewyn Densley.

Fonterra is no longer an importer of palm kernel expeller (PKE).

OPINION: Fonterra has quietly offloaded its 50% stake in Agrifeeds, a major importer of palm kernel expeller into New Zealand.

Fonterra is pulling out of another non-core business – importing palm kernel expeller.

What should you do when your milk fat percentage has fallen?

A new calf cereal with no palm kernel expeller (PKE) is on sale for the calving season, says developer Agrifeeds.

I was intrigued earlier this year when Fonterra said milk production was only down 1%.

Fonterra will check with its palm kernel expeller (PKE) supplier on claims that the company is involved in deforestation in Indonesia.

Pasture was more profitable in years of lower payout and better weather, but feeding PKE came into its own with higher payout and poorer weather.

A dwindling supply of supplementary feed is one problem facing Southland farmers working through drought.