Dairy farmers most optimistic in NZ agricultural sector for 2016

Dairy farmers most optimistic in NZ agricultural sector for 2016
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison Dec. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy farmers are the most optimistic group in New Zealand's agricultural sector for the coming year, according to a Federated Farmers poll. Some 41 percent of dairy farmers are expecting improved market conditions in 2016, ahead of 19 percent of meat and fibre farmers, and 17 percent of arable farmers. Overall, 29 percent expect improved conditions, 19 percent expect conditions to get worse and 52 percent expect market conditions to remain the same, according to 1,100 Federated Farmers members su...