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    Fonterra says global markets are to blame for soaring butter prices

    Fonterra says global markets are to blame for soaring butter prices

    24 July 2025

    Fonterra
    Fonterra
    The average 500 gram block has almost doubled in the past 14 months - to more than eight dollars.

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis had called on Fonterra's chief executive Miles Hurrell to explain the high costs to the public.

    Hurrell says 80 percent of the price of butter is driven by the international market.

    He says he appreciates the public might've been expecting there's something they've not communicated, but that's not the case.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity


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