Dairy rebound tips NZ primary sector exports into growth for 2017, MPI says

Dairy rebound tips NZ primary sector exports into growth for 2017, MPI says
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill April 4 (BusinessDesk) - 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. Dairy exports are forecast to rise 8.7 percent to $14.5 billion in the 12 months ending June 30, the Ministry for Primary Industries latest SOPI says. That's an improvement from the projection in December when growth of 3 percent was forecast, reflecting rising prices but declin...