Fonterra's Milk Price Forecast (as of March 20, 2025): Fonterra's current forecast for the 2024/25 season farmgate milk price is a range of $9.70 - $10.30 per kgMS, with a midpoint of $10.00 per kgMS. This was updated in March and reflects positive global demand. 1
1. GLOBAL DAIRY ALERT: Fonterra's Price Bombshell Reshapes Milk Markets – What Smart Farmers Are Doing Right Now | The Bullvine www.thebullvine.com
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Price Increase (Auction on April 15, 2025): The most recent GDT auction saw an overall price increase of 1.6%. Whole milk powder, which has a significant impact on Fonterra's payout, increased by 2.8%.
DairyNZ Focus on Wintering Practices: Recent reports from DairyNZ continue to highlight the increasing adoption of written wintering plans by farmers.
Past Environmental and Animal Welfare Fines (March/January 2025): There have been recent cases of significant fines issued to dairy farmers and grazing companies in Southland for environmental breaches and animal welfare issues.
For the very latest updates, you can regularly check the news sections of the following websites:
NZ Herald - The Country: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/dairy/
Farmers Weekly: https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/dairy
DairyNZ: https://www.dairynz.co.nz/news/
Otago Daily Times - Dairy: https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/dairy
Rural News Group: https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/dairy-news
These sources will provide the most up-to-date information as it becomes available.