by Freshagenda | May 29, 2025 | Global, Prices
New Zealand’s largest dairy cooperative is forecasting a milk price of NZ$10kgMS—both for the opening 2025/26 season price and the full 2024/25 season. The 2025/26 forecast milk price is a wide range, NZ$9.00kgMS—NZ$11.00kgMS. Announcing the opening price, CEO Miles...
by Freshagenda | Mar 13, 2025 | Global, Prices
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...
by Freshagenda | Dec 5, 2024 | Global, Prices
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...
by Freshagenda | Oct 3, 2024 | Global, Prices
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...
by Freshagenda | May 30, 2024 | Global, Prices
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...
by Freshagenda | Apr 4, 2024 | Global, Prices
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...
