DIRA

Allan Barber likes the way the dairy sector has developed with one major company, a strong follower, and a small number of specialist companies each with its own narrow but successful product range

Allan Barber likes the way the dairy sector has developed with one major company, a strong follower, and a small number of specialist companies each with its own narrow but successful product range

Allan Barber wonders if Fonterra's lock on large scale supply is inhibiting competitors who need volume to make the most of higher value product opportunities

Allan Barber wonders if Fonterra's lock on large scale supply is inhibiting competitors who need volume to make the most of higher value product opportunities

New DIRA settings give Fonterra what it wanted but make life much more challenging for any new dairy processors

New DIRA settings give Fonterra what it wanted but make life much more challenging for any new dairy processors

Guy Trafford explains how the Commerce Commission DIRA review worked out this year, and focuses on Fonterra's push for rights to refuse milk supply

Guy Trafford explains how the Commerce Commission DIRA review worked out this year, and focuses on Fonterra's push for rights to refuse milk supply

TOP's Geoff Simmons channels Peter Fraser, and joins the dots between a co-operative under existential pressure and the environment. Are we now thinking about a dairy industry without Fonterra as we know it?

TOP's Geoff Simmons channels Peter Fraser, and joins the dots between a co-operative under existential pressure and the environment. Are we now thinking about a dairy industry without Fonterra as we know it?

Keith Woodford explains some complexities of Fonterra’s capital structure, and how this plays out both over the short and long term

Keith Woodford explains some complexities of Fonterra’s capital structure, and how this plays out both over the short and long term

Keith Woodford assesses the latest DIRA update and concludes it just nibbles with the status quo and avoids the big decisions

Keith Woodford assesses the latest DIRA update and concludes it just nibbles with the status quo and avoids the big decisions

Guy Trafford reviews the big issues in the dairy industry, where the pressures are both here and internationally, and how prices are moving

Guy Trafford reviews the big issues in the dairy industry, where the pressures are both here and internationally, and how prices are moving

Guy Trafford rounds up the week's dairy issues on the value of irrigation as a climate adaption, black beetles, sheep dairying, & more

Guy Trafford rounds up the week's dairy issues on the value of irrigation as a climate adaption, black beetles, sheep dairying, & more

Online dairy sales gets some exposure from China and a glimpse of the value opportunities compared with the volume strategies of the past. MPI stubs its toe over MPB again

Online dairy sales gets some exposure from China and a glimpse of the value opportunities compared with the volume strategies of the past. MPI stubs its toe over MPB again

Fonterra is under attack from all sides, and now from within, as it grapples with issues that date back to 2001. These restraints allow its competitors to pick away at its good bits. China holds a tariff lever over NZ policymakers

Fonterra is under attack from all sides, and now from within, as it grapples with issues that date back to 2001. These restraints allow its competitors to pick away at its good bits. China holds a tariff lever over NZ policymakers

Fonterra chops -25c from milk payout on rising global supply. New 2018/19 forecast payout is now $6.75/kgMS

Fonterra chops -25c from milk payout on rising global supply. New 2018/19 forecast payout is now $6.75/kgMS

FrieslandCampina's investment in Synlait challenges many reasons underpinning farmer support of Fonterra, says Federated Farmers

FrieslandCampina's investment in Synlait challenges many reasons underpinning farmer support of Fonterra, says Federated Farmers