Primary Sector
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Primary Sector
A cut to the milk price isn’t as bad as it sounds
A $9.50/kgMS price is still well ahead of breakeven.
Primary Sector
Fonterra cuts farmgate milk price as supply weighs on prices
It is the first mid-season cut since 2023.
Primary Sector
Minerals royalties fall 40% as Govt orders review
Govt’s cut from oil and gas slumps in line with production.
Primary Sector
The ‘evolution’ in Synlait Milk’s strategy
It’s going to return to being a South Island processor.
Riley Kennedy
Senior Journalist
Riley Kennedy joined BusinessDesk in 2022 and covers New Zealand’s primary sector, with a focus on the country’s agribusinesses and the broader food and fibre economy. He won the DairyNZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024, and was named Emerging Journalist of the Year by the New Zealand Shareholders Association in 2022. Riley previously worked as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times and holds a diploma in journalism from Wintec.
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