date:Mar 27, 2014
Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, on Wednesday said a steep hit to its first-half earnings won't stop it from marketing more of its own-brand milk products in China and expand its food services business in the fast-growing market.
The New Zealand dairy co-operative on Wednesday reported a 41 percent fall in first-half earnings after higher input costs from soaring global dairy prices and a lack of capacity to process record-high milk volumes into higher-yielding products hit its mar