March 8 (Reuters) - Fonterra:
* Fonterra revises 2015/16 forecast milk price
* Reduced its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2015/16 season from $4.15 per kgms to $3.90 per kgms
* Fonterra is forecasting its New Zealand milk production to be at least 4 per cent lower than last season
* Difficult conditions in the globally traded dairy market have put further pressure on the forecast
* A total forecast available for payout of $4.35-$4.45 per kgms
* Forecast cash payout of $4.25-$4.30 per kgms for a fully shared-up farmer after retentions
* Long-term fundamentals for dairy are positive with demand increasing at over 2 per cent a year
* Reduction in the supply available for export before then could mean prices recover earlier than currently expected
* All figures in NZ$
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