UPDATE: Fonterra takes $405M Beingmate charge, raises forecast milk payout

UPDATE: Fonterra takes $405M Beingmate charge, raises forecast milk payout
Jonathan Underhill
(Adds analyst comment, updates Shareholders' Fund unit price)  By Jonathan Underhill and Nikki Mandow March 21 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group wrote down the value of its Beingmate Baby & Child Food investment by $405 million, calling the performance of its Chinese partner "unacceptable". The writedown and a $183 million settlement with Danone led to a first-half loss. The net loss was $348 million in the six months ended Jan. 31 from a profit of $418 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said. Sales climbed 6...