Overall, prices are up 0.3 percent, although the crucial whole milk powder price is unchanged.

Prices fell almost 4 percent at the last auction three weeks ago, after seeing a 15-percent bump at the previous sale.

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22 Oct: Fonterra's announced a 75-million-dollar investment to expand butter production at its South Canterbury Clandeboye site

20 Oct: The Prime Minister's in favour of Fonterra's selling Anchor, Mainland and Kapiti - but says it's not his decision

10 Oct: A warning to dairy farmers - to prepare for greater climate swings

08 Oct: Dairy prices have fallen 1.6 percent at this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction

29 Sep: Synlait's confirmed the sale of its loss-making factory at Pokeno to US company, Abbott

26 Sep: Fonterra doesn't see an end in sight, to the growing demand for dairy

26 Sep: Most dairy farmers are now breaking even again, for now

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