Carlene Dowie

Major Australian dairy processors are looking forward to the coming season with optimism, having come out the COVID-19 pandemic in a good position, an Australian Dairy Conference webinar in March heard.

The dairy industry code of conduct, new contract arrangements for the majority of farmers and the COVID-19 pandemic have fundamentally altered the way dairy farmgate prices are set in Australia.

A call by dairy business analyst David Beca to overhaul the Dairy Australia board election process has been taken on board by the organisation, who will meet with him this month.

Fonterra has lifted its forecast farmgate milk price range in New Zealand in the wake of another strong result in the Global Dairy Trade auction on Tuesday night.

Freedom Foods has failed in its bid to attract a new investor, turning to its major shareholder Arrovest to inject the cash needed for a recapitalisation plan.

Global dairy prices have started the year with a bang with strong results at the first two Global Dairy Trade auctions.

Global dairy markets appear to be weathering the COVID-19 storm with prices stable despite pandemic-induced changes in demand in key markets.

Australian dairy processors are in the box seat to take advantage of a boom in sales of a potential COVID-19-fighting protein extracted from milk.

The Australian Dairy Plan's much-touted profitability goal misses the target, according to leading dairy business analyst and Dairy Australia board contender David Beca.

Farmer views played a key role in shaping Dairy Australia's new strategic plan, according to the organisation's managing director David Nation.