Fonterra’s first half profit jumps 50pc, doubles dividend
Fonterra's first half profit has jumped.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Business
Cyclone Gabrielle damage to Tairāwhiti farms estimated at $80m
Survey reveals the cost of recovery is more than the region can bear without support.
Declined: Bids fall short in NZ carbon auction
Tinkering with carbon units has 'turned the market off'.
NZ pipfruit crop estimate down 21pc after Cyclone Gabrielle
Hawke's Bay worst hit with a 33 per cent drop.
Cost of living: High food prices now a bigger worry than rent, Consumer says
Food costs surge, leapfrog other concerns as inflation and cyclone hit home.
Cost of food surges: Growers 'battling hard' to reduce fresh produce prices
Leaderbrand chief executive says fresh produce price hikes are not positive for growers.
Food prices rise most since 1989 - up 12 per cent for the year
Flood impacts added to inflation woes to push fruit and vegetable prices higher.
Tokoroa dairy plant set to specialise production
The OFI plant received an investment to produce specialised protein ingredients.
Fresh investment into Māori horticulture announced
Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan made the announcement today.
Feds estimates cyclone could cost farmers over $1b
"There are farmers and growers whose livelihoods ... have been stamped out overnight."
Meat processing sector steps up to support cyclone-affected rural communities
Meat processing companies provide significant cash and product donations.
Baygold's Olivia and Josh take gold at Farm Environment Awards
Baygold a great example of integrating environmental excellence and kiwifruit production.
Zespri forecasts big net profit dip and confirms NZX listing
Listing likely later this year but only growers will hold shares.
Russian invasion: Nanaia Mahuta declines desperate Ukraine grain harvest plea
Documents obtained by Herald show how $11m NZ machines could’ve helped save food stocks.
Revealed: How Myanmar ‘blood timber’ found its way to NZ
Whangārei importer admits "it doesn't look good" teak found to come from Myanmar oligarch.
The great reopening: Will China’s rebound turbocharge NZ’s economy?
China's economy is roaring back to life after Covid lockdown - it my be a mixed blessing
Watch: Markets with Madison - carpet wool factory wiped out, demand set to spike
Carpet demand is set to surge after the floods.
Forestry slash: Debris-battered East Coast angry at Nash comment
"This is an outrage" to East Coast people dealing with huge piles of forestry debris.
Kūmara selling for up to $14/kg after Cyclone Gabrielle
"If the demand's still strong and the volume's not there, then the prices will stay high."
Bremworth posts first half loss, profits dogged by litigation
Carper makers Bremworth and Godfrey Hirst are locked in a litigation battle.
Woolchemy’s plan to transform strong wool gets venture capital backing
Startup takes on synthetics in $165 billion market.
Pine forests the main source of beach slash: council study
Native wood debris minor by contrast, could have been taken out by pine logs.
Labour - out of the Covid frying pan and into the Gabrielle fire
OPINION: Observations from the Milford Track.
Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson announces $40,000 grants for hard-hit businesses
A $25 million pool will give grants of up to $40,000 to businesses - more help on the way.
Hawke’s Bay winegrowers: ‘We’re down but not out’
Some in the industry say it will take years to recover from Cyclone Gabrielle.
Fran O'Sullivan: Logging inquiry must be just the first step
Scale of damage on East Coast demands a Royal Commission.
Slashed: When waste becomes a lethal weapon - how East Coast forestry lost its social licence
Will class legal actions follow the latest forestry debris damage?
Fonterra cuts milk price forecast as demand from China slackens
Some recent trends bring optimism, but unknowns permeate economic outlook.
Editorial: East Coast forestry inquiry long overdue
EDITORIAL: Cyclone Gabrielle has laid bare poor industry practices.
Kiwi apple giant's profit slips
Inflation and China lockdowns took a bite out of Scales' profit.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Zespri sizes up damage to East Coast kiwifruit orchards
Localised damage in other regions including Bay of Plenty and Northland.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Primary sector welcomes support package
The Government announced $25 million in support for farmers and growers.
Reserve Bank hikes OCR to 4.75% despite cyclone's economic blow
It was too soon to accurately assess the monetary policy implications of Cyclone Gabrielle
GDT - auction remains unsettled with 1.5 per cent fall
Prices dropped 1.5 per cent overall, led by a 2.0 drop in WMP.