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1 Jul 2008 | Budding interest in Dairy Farmers
Fonterra is in talks with National Foods/Warrnambool Cheese and Butter about joining the bid for Dairy Farmers. Parmalat is cooperating with Murray Goulburn to mount a separate bid. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jun 2008 | Farmers benefit from milk price spike
Opening milk prices for next season are 10 cents per litre more than opening prices last year. Small company United Dairy Power is offering farmers 52.8 cents a litre which equates to $12.75 a kilogram of butterfat equivalent. ...... FULL STORY
29 May 2008 | Chinese driving dairy boom
A baby boom and growing middle class are expected to see China's consumption of dairy products increase dramatically. ...... FULL STORY
20 May 2008 | Dairy gets a shake
The Australian dairy industry faces major changes with all the largest dairy companies involved in takeovers, either as bidders or targets. ...... FULL STORY
16 May 2008 | House brands swallowing milk supply
National Foods has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that 74 per cent of all white milk sold through supermarkets is house brands owned by the supermarket chains. ...... FULL STORY
8 May 2008 | National Foods dairy deal
In an effort to clear any competition hurdles, National Foods has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that it would consider selling assets to ensure that a planned take-over of Dairy Farmers can proceed. ...... FULL STORY
4 Apr 2008 | Protection on the rise
In a recent report the Productivity Commission estimates that Australian farmers receive subsidies to the effect of 6% of their income. ...... FULL STORY
18 Mar 2008 | The cheese that pleases
Two Australian cheeses have been chosen as the best in their fields at the 2008 World Championship Cheeses Contest in the US. ...... FULL STORY
19 Feb 2008 | Fonterra cans vote plans
Fonterra has cancelled a vote on splitting the company into two, as it believes that the 75 per cent support required from shareholders would not be achieved. ...... FULL STORY
13 Feb 2008 | Bank expects bounce for rural sector
While the value of agricultural production fell 10 per cent to $34.2 billion, Rabobank has forecast that improved seasonal conditions and high commodity prices could make 2008 a "year to remember". ...... FULL STORY
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