Fonterra

Foreign investment in the spotlight
- Xcheque
- 01 October 2012
In debate over large scale investments in agriculture in Australia, there are some broader issues about foreign investment that don’t seem to get talked about enough.
Fonterra plans two more farms in China
- Timaru Herald
- 14 April 2012
Fonterra will develop two new dairy farms in China, increasing to five the number of farms the co-operative has in the country, while, the NZ Government is expected to announce any day whether Shanghai Pengxin can buy the 8000ha Crafar dairy farms.
Speech to the Middle East Business Council
- NZ Government
- 01 Mar 2012
IP-rich New Zealand is a logical partner for resource-rich Gulf states as a producer of food in places like Africa, says New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
China ready to fight for its pound of flesh
- NZ Herald
- 10 August 2011
Two issues are bound to feature in New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser's talks in Beijing next week: New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra’s market power in the China domestic market and Chinese investment intentions within New Zealand.
Chinese say farmland investments not to be feared
- 3 News
- 04 August 2011
The Chinese Embassy in Wellington wheeled out a government spokesman today in a rare move, to tell New Zealanders they have nothing to fear from Chinese farmland investments.
Fonterra sets sights on Brazil
- NZ Herald
- 13 May 2011
Dairy exporter Fonterra is expanding in South America with plans for a pilot dairy farm in Brazil.
Fonterra in Brazil land purchase
- NZ Herald
- 12 May 2011
The New Zealand dairy giant has signed a deal to buy an 850 hectare farm in the Brazilian state of Goias.
Keep farms Kiwi: Fonterra
- Business Day
- 18 November 2010
New Zealand's need for overseas capital does not mean giving away control or ownership of farms, says Fonterra chairman.
Fonterra eyes more farms in China
- NZ Herald
- 24 September 2010
"What China needs is safe, healthy Chinese milk and it starts all the way up stream with farming," Fonterra's CEO Andrew Ferrier said.
Fonterra moves step closer to opening 2 new China dairy farms
- Fonterra
- 17 September 2010
Fonterra today signed an agreement with the Government of Yutian County in China which formalises the final stage of due diligence on two potential Fonterra dairy farm sites.
Fonterra eyes options for China relaunch
- Business Day
- 30 August 2010
Fonterra says it is having a "very close look" at relaunching a processing business in China as it faces a rapidly growing competitive threat from Chinese manufacturing startups with their own large-scale dairy farms.
A land grab, or just free trade?
- NZ Workers Party
- 03 April 2010
The economic nationalism and calls for protectionism seem ironic given the fact that Fonterra itself is a large multinational, which in addition to having farms in China, has since 2002 been in partnership with global food giant Nestle in the Dairy Partners Americas.