Dairy giant Fonterra has today confirmed all 1800 of its Chilean staff are safe following the devastating earthquake there more than a week ago.

Following the earthquake and resulting Pacific tsunami, a number of staff were unaccounted for during the days that followed.

Fonterra Latin America commercial director Kevin Murray said the company’s efforts would now turn to supporting staff who lost homes and need to be relocated.

Meanwhile, recovery of Fonterra’s business operation was progressing with milk being collected an all factories operating at least partially.

Fonterra has a 99.8% stake in Chile’s leading consumer dairy business, Soprole.

Over the weekend a Telethon was held in Chile to raise money for disaster recovery. Fonterra and Soprole together donated NZ$1 million.