Susan Kilsby said : "The strength in the index was driven primarily by the sharp lift in dairy prices"

voxy Wednesday, April 7, 2021 4:19:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Demand for dairy products has not been notably impacted by the changing consumption habits associated with the social distancing measures that remain in place in many countries"

voxy Wednesday, January 13, 2021 4:33:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "an appropriate alignment between pay and performance during the year and is also fair in terms of the global context in which decisions have been made,"

abc-au Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:51:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "an appropriate alignment between pay and performance during the year and is also fair in terms of the global context in which decisions have been made,"

abc-au Tuesday, September 15, 2020 7:57:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Prices for whole milk powder, butter, cheese and casein all weakened during the month while skim milk powder prices firmed. The skim milk powder market is supported by the strong US internal market for dairy products which is keeping their export volumes in check"

voxy Thursday, September 3, 2020 5:07:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : “We're seeing more uncertainity than ever while people around the world are still going to have to consume food, they don't necessarily have to consume higher-value food products so we are seeing some real downward turn in pricing in general across most products,”

tvnz Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:31:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "We are very unlikely to see Fonterra expand what it has already in Australia,"

abc-au Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:04:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby added : "Will there be any further changes around asset values or will there be further write downs different to what has been already announced?"

Stuff Wednesday, September 25, 2019 1:58:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "There has been a definite slowdown in China's manufacturing, so that could slow [log] demand,"

nzherald Sunday, August 25, 2019 7:34:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "It does heighten the need to ship to destinations as close to you as you can and we have been moving a greater portion of our products into the Asian markets and away from the European and US markets over, you know, the last few decades,"

tvnz Wednesday, August 14, 2019 10:35:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : “The other dairy companies felt it was too high .... (But) from the announcement today, it’s still not clear how big an influence that would have,”

independent-ie Thursday, June 6, 2019 12:28:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : ''Sheep and beef are looking pretty strong but wool is one factor that is dragging things down a bit,''

nzherald Wednesday, April 17, 2019 3:42:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted : "Prices for contracts with later shipping dates fell more than the nearer-dated contracts," "The WMP contracts due to be shipped before the end of the year were sold at a premium-most likely finding support from Chinese buyers who are looking to secure product to land in China early in January within the lower tariff window"

nzherald Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:50:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Skim milk powder prices have been driven by factors surrounding the European-government-run intervention scheme," "There is speculation that SMP may not be bought in at a fixed price under this scheme next year, which would effectively remove the price support that Europe has for SMP"

nzherald Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:50:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "They seem to have woken up to that now,"

nzherald Monday, October 2, 2017 9:13:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The price for regular grade whole milk powder for November delivery fell less than 0.2 percent," "Extra product was added into this contract last week so it was good to see that the market was able to absorb the additional whole milk powder without too much of a negative impact on the price"

nzherald Tuesday, September 19, 2017 11:16:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted : "It was surprising to see more product added to the auction given the weak start to New Zealand's milk production season,"

nzherald Tuesday, September 19, 2017 11:16:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted : "The dairy commodity market remains focused on the volume of skim milk powder that is in public storage in Europe," "Product has started to flow back into the intervention scheme before it closes at the end of the month"

nzherald Tuesday, September 5, 2017 10:33:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted ( about Commission ) : "prices have been effectively flat in Europe for some weeks now, which is flowing through to Oceania prices," "The market is waiting on a decision by the European Commission on what it will do with the stockpile of SMP in the government-run intervention scheme"

nzherald Tuesday, August 15, 2017 11:34:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Despite the weak result overnight, the underlying market fundamentals are generally supportive for Oceania-sourced product," "We see this (fall) as more of a short-term market reaction to the change in Fonterra's milk forecast than the start of anything more serious,"

nzherald Wednesday, February 22, 2017 4:52:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Despite the weak result overnight the underlying market fundamentals are generally supportive for Oceania-sourced product. We see this as more of a short-term market reaction to the change in Fonterra's milk forecast than the start of anything more serious,"

Stuff Wednesday, February 22, 2017 12:30:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The market has eased back a little with milk production data from NZ and Australia showing some improvements lately (ie smaller drops than earlier in the season)," "Also our exporters are facing more aggressive competition in some markets which is putting downward pressure on prices. But that said we don't expect prices to fall a lot before the end of this season"

nzherald Tuesday, February 7, 2017 6:00:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Every farmer has a different view on PKE," "But the drop in demand is driven by farmers pulling costs back"

nzherald Friday, February 3, 2017 9:15:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby added : "This situation is likely to persist for the next few months during which time prices will most likely bob up and down from week to week,"

nzherald Tuesday, January 17, 2017 11:34:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The underlying fundamentals still indicate that we should not see a big drop in commodity prices as milk supply is still contracting across the globe,"

nzherald Monday, January 16, 2017 12:43:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted : "There was not quite enough demand to soak up the additional product offered,"

nzherald Tuesday, December 20, 2016 9:34:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "There is a lot of skim milk powder sitting around the world, particularly in Europe and also in the US, but in terms of whole milk powder, there's just not a lot of product around and so it makes sense for Fonterra to try and direct a bit more milk into whole milk powder at the moment,"

nzherald Friday, December 16, 2016 6:14:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted ( about Commission ) : "Skim milk powder price lifts are curbed by the large volumes ... in storage," "The EU is now releasing some of the older product is has stored which doesn't directly impact the current market for fresh product but it does imply that the European Commission is likely to release additional product next year so long as prices remain firm"

nzherald Wednesday, December 7, 2016 3:23:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The one thing that we have seen in the last week or so which is positive for dairy commodity prices is that the Netherlands will have to reduce their cow numbers next year to meet phosphate limitations,"

nzherald Friday, December 2, 2016 5:47:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "We were a little worried that we would see quite a boost in production again from Europe next year," "That's taken one of the big contributors out of the equation. While we are expecting some growth out of Europe next year, that will curb some of that growth"

nzherald Friday, December 2, 2016 5:47:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Dairy markets reacted sharply to tightening milk supply in New Zealand," "This positive GDT result will put upward pressure on milk price forecasts"

nzherald Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:12:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "We'd need to see at least another auction of prices coming down before we see that Fonterra milk price under pressure,"

reuters Wednesday, October 5, 2016 7:50:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The majority of the extra milk produced in recent years has come from Europe - but output there is now being stemmed by low returns. We are still seeing growth in the U.S. market but that is largely being taken care of by their domestic market,"

reuters Wednesday, August 3, 2016 12:11:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Businesses participating at the National Fieldays currently being held in Hamilton will be disappointed with last night's results which will have done little to boost industry confidence," "Dairy farmers will be using Fieldays as an opportunity to hunt down a bargain but spending is expected to be limited as farmers keep a firm lid on costs"

nzherald Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:58:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Overall the dairy commodity market is currently tracking in the right direction but prices are going to take some time to recover to a level where dairy farmers can turn a profit,"

nzherald Thursday, June 2, 2016 12:34:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "It might be another six months before [the outlook] improves,"

scmp Monday, February 23, 2015 6:13:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The strength in the index was driven primarily by the sharp lift in dairy prices"

voxy Wednesday, April 7, 2021 4:19:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Demand for dairy products has not been notably impacted by the changing consumption habits associated with the social distancing measures that remain in place in many countries"

voxy Wednesday, January 13, 2021 4:33:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "an appropriate alignment between pay and performance during the year and is also fair in terms of the global context in which decisions have been made,"

abc-au Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:51:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "an appropriate alignment between pay and performance during the year and is also fair in terms of the global context in which decisions have been made,"

abc-au Tuesday, September 15, 2020 7:57:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Prices for whole milk powder, butter, cheese and casein all weakened during the month while skim milk powder prices firmed. The skim milk powder market is supported by the strong US internal market for dairy products which is keeping their export volumes in check"

voxy Thursday, September 3, 2020 5:07:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : “We're seeing more uncertainity than ever while people around the world are still going to have to consume food, they don't necessarily have to consume higher-value food products so we are seeing some real downward turn in pricing in general across most products,”

tvnz Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:31:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "We are very unlikely to see Fonterra expand what it has already in Australia,"

abc-au Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:04:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby added : "Will there be any further changes around asset values or will there be further write downs different to what has been already announced?"

Stuff Wednesday, September 25, 2019 1:58:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "There has been a definite slowdown in China's manufacturing, so that could slow [log] demand,"

nzherald Sunday, August 25, 2019 7:34:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "It does heighten the need to ship to destinations as close to you as you can and we have been moving a greater portion of our products into the Asian markets and away from the European and US markets over, you know, the last few decades,"

tvnz Wednesday, August 14, 2019 10:35:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : “The other dairy companies felt it was too high .... (But) from the announcement today, it’s still not clear how big an influence that would have,”

independent-ie Thursday, June 6, 2019 12:28:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : ''Sheep and beef are looking pretty strong but wool is one factor that is dragging things down a bit,''

nzherald Wednesday, April 17, 2019 3:42:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted : "Prices for contracts with later shipping dates fell more than the nearer-dated contracts," "The WMP contracts due to be shipped before the end of the year were sold at a premium-most likely finding support from Chinese buyers who are looking to secure product to land in China early in January within the lower tariff window"

nzherald Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:50:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Skim milk powder prices have been driven by factors surrounding the European-government-run intervention scheme," "There is speculation that SMP may not be bought in at a fixed price under this scheme next year, which would effectively remove the price support that Europe has for SMP"

nzherald Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:50:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "They seem to have woken up to that now,"

nzherald Monday, October 2, 2017 9:13:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The price for regular grade whole milk powder for November delivery fell less than 0.2 percent," "Extra product was added into this contract last week so it was good to see that the market was able to absorb the additional whole milk powder without too much of a negative impact on the price"

nzherald Tuesday, September 19, 2017 11:16:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted : "It was surprising to see more product added to the auction given the weak start to New Zealand's milk production season,"

nzherald Tuesday, September 19, 2017 11:16:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted : "The dairy commodity market remains focused on the volume of skim milk powder that is in public storage in Europe," "Product has started to flow back into the intervention scheme before it closes at the end of the month"

nzherald Tuesday, September 5, 2017 10:33:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted ( about Commission ) : "prices have been effectively flat in Europe for some weeks now, which is flowing through to Oceania prices," "The market is waiting on a decision by the European Commission on what it will do with the stockpile of SMP in the government-run intervention scheme"

nzherald Tuesday, August 15, 2017 11:34:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Despite the weak result overnight, the underlying market fundamentals are generally supportive for Oceania-sourced product," "We see this (fall) as more of a short-term market reaction to the change in Fonterra's milk forecast than the start of anything more serious,"

nzherald Wednesday, February 22, 2017 4:52:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Despite the weak result overnight the underlying market fundamentals are generally supportive for Oceania-sourced product. We see this as more of a short-term market reaction to the change in Fonterra's milk forecast than the start of anything more serious,"

Stuff Wednesday, February 22, 2017 12:30:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The market has eased back a little with milk production data from NZ and Australia showing some improvements lately (ie smaller drops than earlier in the season)," "Also our exporters are facing more aggressive competition in some markets which is putting downward pressure on prices. But that said we don't expect prices to fall a lot before the end of this season"

nzherald Tuesday, February 7, 2017 6:00:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Every farmer has a different view on PKE," "But the drop in demand is driven by farmers pulling costs back"

nzherald Friday, February 3, 2017 9:15:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby added : "This situation is likely to persist for the next few months during which time prices will most likely bob up and down from week to week,"

nzherald Tuesday, January 17, 2017 11:34:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The underlying fundamentals still indicate that we should not see a big drop in commodity prices as milk supply is still contracting across the globe,"

nzherald Monday, January 16, 2017 12:43:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted : "There was not quite enough demand to soak up the additional product offered,"

nzherald Tuesday, December 20, 2016 9:34:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "There is a lot of skim milk powder sitting around the world, particularly in Europe and also in the US, but in terms of whole milk powder, there's just not a lot of product around and so it makes sense for Fonterra to try and direct a bit more milk into whole milk powder at the moment,"

nzherald Friday, December 16, 2016 6:14:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby noted ( about Commission ) : "Skim milk powder price lifts are curbed by the large volumes ... in storage," "The EU is now releasing some of the older product is has stored which doesn't directly impact the current market for fresh product but it does imply that the European Commission is likely to release additional product next year so long as prices remain firm"

nzherald Wednesday, December 7, 2016 3:23:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The one thing that we have seen in the last week or so which is positive for dairy commodity prices is that the Netherlands will have to reduce their cow numbers next year to meet phosphate limitations,"

nzherald Friday, December 2, 2016 5:47:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "We were a little worried that we would see quite a boost in production again from Europe next year," "That's taken one of the big contributors out of the equation. While we are expecting some growth out of Europe next year, that will curb some of that growth"

nzherald Friday, December 2, 2016 5:47:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Dairy markets reacted sharply to tightening milk supply in New Zealand," "This positive GDT result will put upward pressure on milk price forecasts"

nzherald Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:12:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "We'd need to see at least another auction of prices coming down before we see that Fonterra milk price under pressure,"

reuters Wednesday, October 5, 2016 7:50:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "The majority of the extra milk produced in recent years has come from Europe - but output there is now being stemmed by low returns. We are still seeing growth in the U.S. market but that is largely being taken care of by their domestic market,"

reuters Wednesday, August 3, 2016 12:11:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Businesses participating at the National Fieldays currently being held in Hamilton will be disappointed with last night's results which will have done little to boost industry confidence," "Dairy farmers will be using Fieldays as an opportunity to hunt down a bargain but spending is expected to be limited as farmers keep a firm lid on costs"

nzherald Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:58:00 PM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "Overall the dairy commodity market is currently tracking in the right direction but prices are going to take some time to recover to a level where dairy farmers can turn a profit,"

nzherald Thursday, June 2, 2016 12:34:00 AM EAT

Susan Kilsby said : "It might be another six months before [the outlook] improves,"

scmp Monday, February 23, 2015 6:13:00 PM EAT