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03 May 2017
NZ Dollar Extends Gains as Dairy Prices RiseNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand dollar extended its gains after dairy prices rose more than expected in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction and traders looked ahead to this morning's first-quarter labour market data, which expected to show steady employment...
01 May 2017
NZ Dairy Farmers Face Challenges in Election YearNEW ZEALAND - Dairy farmers can look back on 2016/17 with a sense of relief that milk prices have bounced back from a deep slump, but the sector faces challenges this election year as water quality and immigration issues come to the fore, says Federated...
28 April 2017
Dairy Expansion will Hit Limits, Must Chase ValueNEW ZEALAND - Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says there is a limit to further dairy intensification in New Zealand and growing exports in the future will depend more on increasing the value of products rather than the volume....
25 April 2017
New Livestock Finance Facility Offers FlexibilityNEW ZEALAND - A new seasonal livestock finance facility is aiming to address a gap in the market for low cost and flexible borrowing....
13 April 2017
NZX Dairy Futures Trade in Record VolumesNEW ZEALAND - Persistent heavy rain in New Zealand, the world's largest exporter of dairy products, spurred record trading in NZX dairy futures this week (Tuesday, 12 April) as traders bet soggy pastures heading into winter will dent future milk production....
11 April 2017
High Demand for Skilled Staff in Dairy SectorNEW ZEALAND - The dairy sector is calling for more people, particularly school-leavers, to consider a career in dairy given a shortage of skilled staff....
06 April 2017
China Demand Driving Rise in NZ Primary ExportsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's primary sector exports are forecast to rise 1.4 per cent over the year to the end of June, with China being the biggest market overall, according to a government report out on Tuesday. ...
05 April 2017
Dairy Rebound Tips Primary Sector Exports into Growth; Beef Forecast to DropNEW ZEALAND - A jump in the value of dairy exports is enough to restore growth to New Zealand's 2017 primary sector exports for the June 2017 year, according to the March edition of the Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries....
30 March 2017
Dairy Consultants Qualify Under New Certification SchemeNEW ZEALAND - An inaugural group of farm consultants are now qualified under the New Zealand Institute for Primary Industries Management’s Dairy Farm Systems Certification Scheme....
22 March 2017
DairyNZ Committed to Lowering Environmental ImpactNEW ZEALAND - Commenting on yesterday’s OECD Environmental Performance Review announcement, DairyNZ’s chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the dairy sector is committed to lowering its environmental impact, while protecting the valuable contribution...
01 March 2017
Dairy Prices Add Cream to ExportsNEW ZEALAND - A rise in milk powder prices and a fall in prices of consumer electronics helped drive the terms of trade up 5.7 per cent in the December 2016 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today....
28 February 2017
Milk Powder Exports Continue to RiseNEW ZEALAND - Milk powder rose $48 million (7.3 per cent) in value in January 2017, despite the quantity exported falling by around 19,000 tonnes (9.4 per cent), Statistics New Zealand said today....
27 February 2017
Dairy Herd Sales will Bolster Allied Farmers' Annual EarningsNEW ZEALAND - Allied Farmers expects a recovery in dairy herd sales which will bolster the rural services firm's annual earnings while announcing a smaller decline in first-half profit than flagged earlier this month....
24 February 2017
Fonterra Confirms 2016/17 Forecast Farmgate Milk PriceNEW ZEALAND - Fonterra is required to consider its forecast Farmgate Milk Price every quarter as a condition of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act. For this purpose, Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has confirmed the forecast Farmgate Milk Price...
NZ Dairy Sector Welcomes New Freshwater RulesNEW ZEALAND - DairyNZ has welcomed the Government’s new Clean Water policy setting out the ongoing programme of water reform....
22 February 2017
New Report Shows Importance of Dairy IndustryNEW ZEALAND - A new report confirms the dairy industry makes a major contribution to New Zealand’s economy, says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy....
Rising Tide of Protectionism Could Hit NZ Dairy SectorNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's economy would be hard hit if there is a retreat to protectionism in the global dairy sector, a report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research has found....
21 February 2017
NZ Trade Minister Confident Over Billion Dollar Beef AppealNEW ZEALAND - Trade Minister Todd McClay says he is extremely confident New Zealand has a strong case following Indonesia's decision to appeal a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling in favour of New Zealand beef and horticulture exports and says he expects...
09 February 2017
Dairy Product Prices Eke Out Surprise GainNEW ZEALAND - Dairy product prices eked out a gain at the Global Dairy Trade auction, bucking expectations for a decline, as both whole and skim milk powder rose....
07 February 2017
Whole Milk Powder Set to Fall at GlobalDairyTrade AuctionNEW ZEALAND - The price of whole milk powder, New Zealand's key commodity export, is likely to decline on the GlobalDairyTrade platform overnight, although some analysts say there's no downward trend....
06 February 2017
Beef Another Diplomatic Ball Dropped by NationalNEW ZEALAND - Within one week, the government has been caught short by Russia moving to ban New Zealand beef and a slow response to some Kiwi dual-citizens entering the United States....
Waikato Dairy Herd Checked After Bovine TB CaseNEW ZEALAND - A bovine tuberculosis case discovered in a Waikato dairy herd last year appears to have been contained and to date testing has not uncovered any further cases....
03 February 2017
NZ Commodity Prices Down in JanuaryNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand commodity prices dipped in January, with wool and dairy weakness counteracting broad-based gains....
Volatility in Dairy Presents Tax OpportunityNEW ZEALAND - With the release of the 2017 National Standard Cost (NSC) values for livestock, advisory firm Crowe Horwath says ongoing volatility in the dairy cattle market presents both opportunity and risk in the tax structures for New Zealand’s farmers....
02 February 2017
DairyNZ Backs Down as Greenpeace Launches New VideoNEW ZEALAND - As DairyNZ backs down from a public fight over a controversial TV ad, Greenpeace has released a new video about industrial dairying and polluted rivers....
31 January 2017
NZ Meat, Dairy Exports Down in 2016NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand’s top two export commodities, meat and dairy, both fell by value in 2016, Statistics New Zealand said yesterday....
26 January 2017
Trade the Life Blood of the NZ Sheep, Beef SectorNEW ZEALAND - While disappointed by the US decision to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the New Zealand sheep and beef sector remains strongly supportive of the Agreement and its aims, its representative organisations, the...
25 January 2017
NZ Export Beef Benchmark RisesNEW ZEALAND - A benchmark for New Zealand beef exports rose 5.1 per cent last week although increasing US domestic production is likely to cap the gains, according to analysts at NZX Agri....
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