新西兰农民几乎一致支持Fonterra向Lactalis出售内地3.4B美元, New Zealand farmers nearly unanimously back Fonterra’s $3.4B sale of Mainland to Lactalis, pending approval.

Fonterra的新西兰农民咨询委员会几乎一致批准在股东和监管批准之前向法国奶制品巨头Lactalis出售34亿美元的内地全球商业。 Fonterra’s New Zealand farmer advisory council has nearly unanimously approved the $3.4 billion sale of its global business, Mainland, to French dairy giant Lactalis, pending shareholder and regulatory approval. 农民投票从10月7日开始。 Voting by farmers begins October 7. 该交易是更广泛的撤资过程的一部分，此前财务业绩强劲，收入为 260 亿美元，最终农场牛奶价格为每公斤 10.16 美元，为农民返还了 153 亿美元。 The deal, part of a broader divestment process, follows strong financial results with $26 billion in revenue and a final farmgate milk price of $10.16 per kgMS, returning $15.3 billion to farmers. Fonterra计划每年对高价值产品重新投资10亿美元,并将32亿美元回报给股东。 Fonterra plans to reinvest $1 billion annually in high-value products and return $3.2 billion to shareholders. Lactalis的缺乏透明度以及过去的监管问题仍然令人关切,而工业专家则警告说,合成牛奶今后会受到干扰,农业在环境和精神健康方面不断面临挑战。 Concerns remain over Lactalis’s lack of transparency and past regulatory issues, while industry experts warn of future disruptions from synthetic milk and ongoing environmental and mental health challenges in farming.