Aug 1 (Reuters) - Fonterra:
* Fonterra advises changes to farmgate milk price manual
* Has filed with Commerce commission annual "reasons" paper in support of changes to its fonterra's milk price manual for the 2016/17 season
* To include revenue from spot sales of commodity whole and skim milk powders and anhydrous milk fat in farmgate milk price calculation
* Constitution requires co-operative to pay maximum sustainable farmgate milk price each season based on sale of commodity products in freely contested global markets
* "Estimated impact of change on farmgate milk price for 2016/17 season amounts to increase of four to five cents per kgms"
* Change does not alter the forecast earnings per share range for F17
* Says changes will be incorporated into the 2016/2017 season milk price
* Changes to milk price manual for 2016/17 season also include responses to matters raised by Commerce commission following review of 2015/16 manual
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