Dairy payout

Just two weeks after Fonterra cut its new season payout forecast by -$1, it has trimmed another -25c in a further move down after yet another sharp drop in dairy prices at auction

Just two weeks after Fonterra cut its new season payout forecast by -$1, it has trimmed another -25c in a further move down after yet another sharp drop in dairy prices at auction

Fonterra cuts its new season payout forecast sharply, down -$1/kgMS from a midpoint of $8.00/kgMS to $7.00/kg/MS

Fonterra cuts its new season payout forecast sharply, down -$1/kgMS from a midpoint of $8.00/kgMS to $7.00/kg/MS

Keith Woodford looks at Fonterra's latest payment forecast, separating what is 'hope' from what is 'prediction', and showing how it affects farm gate cash flows

Keith Woodford looks at Fonterra's latest payment forecast, separating what is 'hope' from what is 'prediction', and showing how it affects farm gate cash flows

RBNZ surprises with 25 bps cut to 2.25%; forecasts one more cut; concerned about falling inflation expectations; says wants NZ$ to fall

RBNZ surprises with 25 bps cut to 2.25%; forecasts one more cut; concerned about falling inflation expectations; says wants NZ$ to fall

Fonterra concedes farmgate milk price won't rise until international production rebalances lower, chops payout to levels last seen in 2006-07

Fonterra concedes farmgate milk price won't rise until international production rebalances lower, chops payout to levels last seen in 2006-07

Keith Woodford says the key issue for many dairy farmers now is survival with NZ farmers needing to wait out European dairy restructuring

Keith Woodford says the key issue for many dairy farmers now is survival with NZ farmers needing to wait out European dairy restructuring

Synlait follows Open Country, Westland and Fonterra by advising a revised and sharply lower forecast milk payout for the current season

Synlait follows Open Country, Westland and Fonterra by advising a revised and sharply lower forecast milk payout for the current season

Westland lowers pay-out indication as global dairy prices predicted to remain low, chops 75c/kgMS off previous estimate

Westland lowers pay-out indication as global dairy prices predicted to remain low, chops 75c/kgMS off previous estimate

Gareth Vaughan looks at how the major rural lenders are placed as the screws tighten on the dairy sector

Gareth Vaughan looks at how the major rural lenders are placed as the screws tighten on the dairy sector

Keith Woodford explains how bumper harvests in the American grain bowl affect New Zealand agriculture, and why new technologies are the way to meet the challenge

Keith Woodford explains how bumper harvests in the American grain bowl affect New Zealand agriculture, and why new technologies are the way to meet the challenge

Treasury shows how lower prices will flow through to farms and reveals how much and when the farms will receive the funds

Treasury shows how lower prices will flow through to farms and reveals how much and when the farms will receive the funds

Keith Woodford says for dairy farmers it is the time to hunker down, but not a time to lie doggo. There are decisions to be made

Keith Woodford says for dairy farmers it is the time to hunker down, but not a time to lie doggo. There are decisions to be made

Keith Woodford unpicks the cash flow implications of the 'estimates' due from Fonterra for the upcoming season

Keith Woodford unpicks the cash flow implications of the 'estimates' due from Fonterra for the upcoming season

Gareth Kiernan has a World Cup Cricket-themed look at likely economic developments and concludes that NZ's big hitting is going to give way to more stolid accumulation

Gareth Kiernan has a World Cup Cricket-themed look at likely economic developments and concludes that NZ's big hitting is going to give way to more stolid accumulation

Gareth Kiernan looks at some key trends we will face this year, and suggests that the RBNZ will launch new housing loan restrictions

Gareth Kiernan looks at some key trends we will face this year, and suggests that the RBNZ will launch new housing loan restrictions