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FONTERRA'S DECISION to pump $555 million into Edendale and Lichfield plant upgrades represents a huge vote of confidence in the dairy industry and the provinces.

NEW ZEALAND'S second largest dairy cooperative Westland Milk Products has revised its payout prediction for the 2014-15 season to $5.40 - $5.80/kgMS.

NORTHLAND DAIRY farmers are recovering after storms that battered the region in July.

THE FAO Food Price Index decreased for a fourth consecutive month in July mainly due to a sharp decline in international prices for maize, wheat and certain oilseeds, reflecting ample supplies for these commodities.

NEW Zealand's largest culinary exhibition opens in Auckland on Thursday.

Fonterra has appointed Miles Hurrell as its new group director cooperative affairs.

The Dairy Workers Union says redundancies at a Fonterra packaging plant in Waikato will come as a heavy blow to those affected and the union will be doing everything it can to support workers.

The Reserve Bank has increased the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3.5%.

While dairy prices continue to slide, beef and lamb prices are firming.

Fonterra Shareholders Council chairman, Ian Brown has been re-elected unopposed for a third term.