John Penno

The South Island-based, Synlait Milk, is confident dairy prices will pick up next year. Audio

The South Island-based, Synlait Milk, is the latest producer to forecast small improvements in dairy prices. Audio

Synlait Milk's managing director is brushing off the company's half-year loss and production delays, saying the rest of the year will be better. Audio

Shares in Synlait Milk are down after posting a half year loss and slashing its full year profit guidance. Audio

Synlait Milk says it's confident enough about the global dairy market to lift its forecast payout, despite trading conditions remaining fragile. Audio

Synlait Milk says it's confident its food safety systems and security standards will ensure its products are safe. Audio

Synlait Milk has revised down its farmgate milk price for the 2015 season to 4-dollars-40 per kilogram of milk solids, from five-dollars. Audio

Synlait Milk says it doesn't expect much impact on its milk supply from the drought affecting most of the South Island. Audio

Synlait Milk plans to take a small, but strategically important 25 percent stake in a China-based distributor of infant formula. Audio

Revenue for the year ended July was 600-million dollars, 43 percent more than the year earlier and well ahead of its 524-million forecast. Audio

A dairy executive says dairy prices have been declining because China's milk production is up. Audio

Synlait Milk says a high and volatile New Zealand dollar is partly behind it slashing its profit forecast. Audio

Synlait Milk has 300 tonnes of infant formula on the wharves in Auckland bound for China. Audio

One of China's three biggest dairy companies has taken a controlling 82 million dollar stake in the Canterbury dairy company Synlait. Audio