Farmgate milk price: Cash king despite drop in forecast
A FARMGATE milk price forecast downgrade by Fonterra is unlikely to change people’s decision making on farm, says a dairy consultant.
By: SIMONE SMITH
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/dairy/farmgate-milk-price-cash-king-despite-drop-in-forecast/news-story/33409ea7b6e1483e40bfb865137c2393
Damages payout has no impact forecast farmgate milk price, Fonterra says
FONTERRA has had to pay $NZ183 million ($163.5 million) in recall costs suffered by French food giant Danone.
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Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/dairy/damages-payout-has-no-impact-forecast-farmgate-milk-price-fonterra-says/news-story/0fc6b57cb7ba333cc47c04af05f8362e
Farmgate milk price: Debt still key with NZ milk price falls
A FARMGATE milk price drop in New Zealand is not expected to change dairy farmers’ decision-making this season, with debt reduction and consolidation expected to continue to be a focus.
By: SIMONE SMITH
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/dairy/farmgate-milk-price-debt-still-key-with-nz-milk-price-falls/news-story/41482876ad2498daa1c6b6971d1253ad
Farmgate milk price forecast: The pros and cons of looking ahead
THERE are differing views about the importance of an early forecast of a lower farmgate milk price next season.
By: SIMONE SMITH
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/dairy/farmgate-milk-price-forecast-the-pros-and-cons-of-looking-ahead/news-story/70220d2bc67d4b7a6da2b11ab0003fe8
Gippsland farmgate milk price is Victoria’s lowest
THE farmgate milk price varied by more than $1 a kilogram of milk solids across the 25 Gippsland businesses involved in the Dairy Farm Monitor Project last season. By: SIMONE SMITH
Farmgate prices: Dairy processor swap weekend ahead
DAIRY farmers are gearing up to swap processors this weekend as they chase higher farmgate prices. By: SIMONE SMITH
Farmgate milk price: Processors offer incentives
AUSTRALIAN Consolidated Milk announced an opening price on Monday of $5.76 a kilogram of milk solids.
Dairy farmers are making plans based on Fonterra's forecast
Tasmanian dairy farmers have welcomed Fonterra Australia’s forecast for farmgate milk prices next season, saying it is a step in the right direction after the 2016 dairy crisis. By Johanna Baker-Dowdell.
Farmgate milk price: Putting a price on herd testing benefits
CONSECUTIVE low farmgate milk price years forced one large New Zealand breeding company to prove the value of herd testing to its farmer clients. By SIMONE SMITH
Milk farmgate prices to rise
THE big declines in Australian milk production should turn the corner in the next financial year courtesy of improving farmgate milk prices, the trend towards low-cost grain and concentrate feeds and yield improvements. By Shan Goodwin.