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Higher milk price could inject $1b more into economy
Primary Sector

Higher milk price could inject $1b more into economy

Fonterra is expected to announce its opening forecast this week. 

Rebecca Howard 28 May 2024
Capital is the elephant not in the room
Primary Sector

Dileepa Fonseka: Capital is the elephant not in the room

Doubling exports also means a cultural shift in how we view capital. 

Dileepa Fonseka 27 May 2024


Riley Kennedy
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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