Tim Mackle: Dairy NZ chief executive on Fonterra reducing its season forecast milk payment to farmers
The Mike Hosking Breakfast - A podcast by Newstalk ZB - Wednesdays
Since the news of Fonterra recording a 50 percent increase in record profits, it has now cut its season forecast milk payment to farmers. The forecasted payments have lowered to a range of $8.00 to $8.60 per kg of milk solids, reducing the midpoint of the range by 20 cents from $8.50 to $8.30 per kg. They are putting the blame on global demand from China weakening. Dairy NZ chief executive Tim Mackle joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
