CORRECT: NZ dairy exports to surge by 2017 after weaker 2016, meat, wool stronger

CORRECT: NZ dairy exports to surge by 2017 after weaker 2016, meat, wool stronger
Jonathan Underhill
(Fixes billions in second paragraph) By Jonathan Underhill Dec. 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand dairy exports are forecast to surge in 2017, after falling in the current year when gains in meat, wool, forestry, seafood and horticultural products are expected to drive a 5.3 percent increase in the value of primary sector exports, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. The ministry's latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report forecasts total exports for the sector of $37.6 billion in the current year, up from $35.7 bil...