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Primary Sector
Wood industry unveils value-added plan to double exports
There aren't enough trees in NZ to double timber export receipts with raw logs.
Primary Sector
Why NZ's US tariff rates could rise on a whim
NZ's trade surplus with the US is likely to go up. Donald Trump won't like that.
Primary Sector
Dairy prices fall for fourth straight auction, whole milk powder down 2.3%
Prices have slipped again in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight on Tuesday, with a 1.6% dip across the board.This was the fourth consecutive decline, following a 0.8% slide at the previous auction, a 4.3% decrease before that, and a 0.3% drop on Aug 19.Whole mi...
Primary Sector
Dairy Farms NZ sells 6 of 7 farms, last one to go next year
The corporate dairy farmer has sold most of its Fonterra shares.
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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