Fonterra Lifts Earnings Guidance

Fonterra Lifts Earnings Guidance

Fonterra has lifted its FY25 guidance to 55c—75C per share, up from 40c—60c per share and confirmed a payout midpoint of NZ$10kgMS for the current season. CEO Miles Hurrell said the upgrade in guidance is due to the strength of Fonterra’s core ingredient business and...
Fonterra Lifts Earnings Guidance

Fonterra NZ Lifts Milk Price, Confirms Guidance

Fonterra has raised the midpoint of its forecast milk price for 2024/25 to NZ$10kgMS, with a range of NZ$9.50kgMS—NZ$10.50kgMS, reflecting continued strength in the global dairy market.  CEO Miles Hurrell said Chinese demand recovery and ongoing strong demand from...
Fonterra Lifts Earnings Guidance

EU Butter Comes Off Its Highs

There was an inevitable correction in the EU butter market in the past week, with a large fall in EEX futures of 8-12% for Nov-24 to Feb-25 contracts between Thursday and Tuesday. That was followed by a partial recovery of as much as a third of those losses (for the...
Fonterra Lifts Earnings Guidance

Fonterra Opens 2024/25 At NZ$8.00

Fonterra has announced an opening farmgate milk price range of NZ$7.25kgMS—NZ$8.75kgMS with a midpoint of NZ$8kgMS. Fonterra also narrowed its 2023/24 range to NZ$7.70kgMS-NZ$7.90kgMS, maintaining a midpoint of NZ$7.80kgMS. The midpoint opening price for Fonterra’s...
Fonterra Lifts Earnings Guidance

US milk prices up in February

The all-milk price rose in February according to USDA’s latest Ag Prices report. The all-milk price of US$0.47/l was up 2.5% from the prior month but still 4.6% lower YOY. Average MPP farmgate margins rose by 11% between January and February to $10.5/cwt, reflecting a...