17 Mar 2022

Milk prices: Fonterra confident, despite lower half-year profit

From Checkpoint, 6:11 pm on 17 March 2022

Dairy giant Fonterra has reported a lower half-year profit as higher milk prices raised costs and cut its margins.

While a dip in profit might usually make shareholders nervous, the record milk cheque forecast for this season means Fonterra farmers are much more likely to break out the bubbly than they are to break into a sweat.

Here's our rural reporter Maja Burry.