Fonterra's NZ November milk collection only slightly higher as dry weather takes toll

Fonterra's NZ November milk collection only slightly higher as dry weather takes toll
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Dec. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group's domestic milk collection was only slightly higher in November despite weak numbers a year ago as the recent dry weather takes a toll.  Auckland-based Fonterra collected 199.1 million kilograms of milk solids in November, up 3 percent on the same month a year earlier, while the year-to-date collection increased 1 percent to 702 million kgMS. It noted that collections in November last year were already well down on more usual levels and "recent dry weather across the co...