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Fertiliser tax: government under pressure to confirm
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Fertiliser tax: government under pressure to confirm

The government says decisions are before cabinet.

Riley Kennedy 31 May 2023
Synlait cuts milk price forecast
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Synlait cuts milk price forecast

Weakening demand leads to a drop in the forecast base milk price.

Dileepa Fonseka 31 May 2023
Zespri profit falls 34% from record result on dwindling sales, skinnier margins
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Zespri profit falls 34% from record result on dwindling sales, skinnier margins

Lower sales volumes and more expensive freight and labour squeezed margins.

Staff reporters 30 May 2023
Rural Land Co suspends dividend to buy back shares
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Rural Land Co suspends dividend to buy back shares

Cash previously earmarked for dividends will be used to buy shares.

Ella Somers 26 May 2023


Riley Kennedy
Riley Kennedy

Journalist

Riley won the Dairy NZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024. He was the New Zealand Shareholders Association emerging journalist of the year in 2022.  His journalism experience includes more than a year as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times. He has a diploma in journalism from Wintec. 

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