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Fonterra unveils new Dutch plant
New Zealand-based Fonterra Co-operative Group has commissioned its new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2015

Earnings fall as world’s largest dairy exporter cuts payout forecast
Earnings fall as world’s largest dairy exporter cuts payout forecast
Fonterra Co-op, the world’s largest dairy exporter, has cut its forecast milk payout to New Zealand farmers and said full-year earnings plunged.

Thu, 25 Sep, 2014

World’s biggest dairy exporter to increase milk production again
World’s biggest dairy exporter to increase milk production again
Milk production in New Zealand is set to increase for a second year after farmers in the world’s biggest dairy exporter expanded herds, the government said.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2014

Shortage of infant formula in Australia
Proof of dairy product market buoyancy has come from Australia, where parents are trying to cope with an infant formula shortage.

Thu, 01 May, 2014

IFA says milk price levels should remain sustainable for 2014
Dairy co-op boards should take the view that current milk price levels will remain sustainable for 2014, says IFA national dairy chairman Sean O’Leary.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Danone to sue Fonterra for €350m over formula contamination scare
French food group Danone said it would sue wholesale dairy exporter Fonterra and stop buying products from the New Zealand firm after a contamination scare that sparked the recall of infant milk formula across Asia.

Fri, 10 Jan, 2014

Future full of eastern promise for Irish-based dairy companies
Future full of eastern promise for Irish-based dairy companies
There is ample room in the Chinese market, writes Eamonn Pitts, for Irish dairy industry players to flourish.

Thu, 12 Sep, 2013

No botulism threat from dairy giant’s whey product

Dairy giant Fonterra’s products at the centre of a global contamination scare this month did not contain a bacteria that could cause botulism, and posed no food safety threat, New Zealand officials said yesterday.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2013

Fonterra’s domestic milk products boss resigns effective immediately
The head of Fonterra’s New Zealand milk products business resigned yesterday. No reason was given for the resignation of Gary Romano, which took immediate effect.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2013

Dairy giant bullish over orders as milk formula product recall expands
Dairy giant bullish over orders as milk formula product recall expands
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra yesterday insisted its customers were sticking to their supply contracts with the world’s largest dairy exporter for the moment, even as Singapore expanded its recall of milk formula products containing a tainted ingredient produced the company.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2013

Bacteria scare for New Zealand dairy industry
Bacteria scare for New Zealand dairy industry

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has said tests of some ingredients used in infant formula and sports drinks have discovered a type of bacteria that could cause botulism.

Sat, 03 Aug, 2013

Fonterra denies contamination risk
A chemical that New Zealand farmers apply to pastures to prevent nitrate pollution has shown up in milk powder exported by Fonterra.

Thu, 31 Jan, 2013

Fonterra: Global dairy prices are at high end of cycle and may fall

GLOBAL dairy prices are at the “high end of the cycle” and may decline as a record rally threatens to curb demand and farmers may boost supply, according to Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world’s largest exporter.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2011

Auction prices for whole milk powder rises to highest in three months

WHOLE milk powder auction prices rose to the highest in more than three months, according to Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd, the world’s largest dairy exporter.

Thu, 06 Jan, 2011

Dairy board to consider marketing collaboration with overseas bodies

THE Irish Dairy Board (IDB) will consider marketing collaborations with a number of overseas representative dairy bodies at private meetings scheduled during next month’s global milk conference in New Zealand, says its chief executive Kevin Lane.

Fri, 22 Oct, 2010

Analysts predict return to high dairy prices

CONSUMERS are facing a return to high dairy prices in the months ahead if current trends continue.

Tue, 29 Dec, 2009

Outlook for dairy products looking up in medium term, says Teagasc

DESPITE the current financial challenges, the outlook for dairy products in the medium term is positive due to improving world demand. That’s the view of Teagasc, which will hold its national dairy conferences in Mullingar and Killarney next week.

Thu, 12 Nov, 2009

Latest EU initiatives good news for Irish dairy sector, claims Aylward

NEW initiatives by EU Farm Commissioner Marian Fischer Boel will greatly support the Irish dairy sector, according to Ireland East MEP Liam Aylward.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2009

Poisoned Chinese milk company declared bankrupt

A Chinese court declared bankrupt the company at the centre of a scandal over tainted milk that was blamed for killing six children and making nearly 300,000 more ill.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2008

‘Lessons can be learned’ from co-op’s history

A CELEBRATION in Mallow to mark the foundation of the Ballyclough Co-op 100 years ago heard that “lessons could be learned” from the society’s proud history.

Tue, 04 Nov, 2008

China baby milk scandal claims three lives

China's health minister said today tainted milk formula had killed three babies and made 6,200 ill in a spreading scandal that prompted three additional companies - including the country's biggest dairy - to recall products.

Wed, 17 Sep, 2008

China: Milk factory blamed for baby deaths

Doctored baby milk has killed two children and poisoned hundreds more in China, it emerged today.

Mon, 15 Sep, 2008

Milk processors set the standard

A FORMER minister for agriculture in New Zealand has said he often looked with envy at the way in which Irish milk processors have evolved internationally.

Sat, 31 May, 2008

Tipperary Co-op comes out on top in international award

TIPPERARY Co-op has won a prestigious international quality and service award for its specialised milk powder used in infant formula manufacture.

Thu, 28 Feb, 2008

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