Displaying items by tag: milk price

Tuesday, 01 September 2015 14:45

No pay, but sharemilkers battle on regardless

Who would work for three months without pay? And who would keep getting up at 5am every day to milk cows despite knowing there will be no milk cheque arriving this month?

Published in General News
Thursday, 13 August 2015 12:39

Tatua wins payout race, again

Waikato milk processor Tatua will pay its shareholders $6.50-$7/kgMS for milk supplied last season.

Published in General News

Despite some spring health issues and the falling milk price, Webster Farms, the Hauraki Plains P3 Focus Farm, increased production by 10,617kgMS in its first year as a focus farm.

Published in General News
Thursday, 09 July 2015 06:00

UK farmers quit as milk price falls

The UK dairy industry is in turmoil with milk price below the cost of production. The National Farmers Union says 450 English and Welsh farmers have quit in the past 12 months.

Published in World News
Tuesday, 07 July 2015 06:00

Happy days in Oz dairy

Despite milk price volatility most Australian dairy farmers enjoyed a good 2014-15 season.

Published in World News
Tuesday, 07 July 2015 06:00

Shearer has it wrong

To compare the retail prices of Coke and milk and say the Coke was more affordable than milk is misleading.

Published in Milking It
Tuesday, 07 July 2015 06:00

Common sense first

NZ First deserves a pat on the back for defending farmers against the furore over high milk prices.

Published in Milking It
Thursday, 02 July 2015 08:21

GDT result shocks farmers

Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says this morning's Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) result is shocking.

Published in General News

Fonterra's Australian suppliers are being paid more than a dollar extra than the co-op owners for every kgMS supplied to the co-op this season.

Published in General News
Friday, 26 June 2015 10:03

More farmers jump at guaranteed milk price

Fonterra has set the June guaranteed milk price (GMP) at $5.25/kgMS, matching its opening price for this season.

Published in General News
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