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Primary Sector
Foresta signs supply deal with PF Olsen
The 10-year supply agreement includes 150,000 tonnes of logs, stumps and slash.
Primary Sector
Westland Milk Products butter gaining ground in US and other markets
Westland announced an after-tax profit of $55.9m for 2023.
Primary Sector
Aussie rural group Elders' share price slumps 25%
Australian agribusiness group owns 12% of PGG Wrightson.
Primary Sector
Meat sector eyes India after lukewarm EU deal
A free trade agreement with India is the sector's shiny new hope.
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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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