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Fonterra lifts forecast milk payout
Primary Sector

Fonterra lifts forecast milk payout

It's the first increase this season by the co-op.

Riley Kennedy 09 Oct 2023
Liquidators pursue livestock shipping claim
Primary Sector

Liquidators pursue livestock shipping claim

They had been struggling to find funding.

Riley Kennedy 09 Oct 2023
Blue Sky Meats still needs to tip in 'significant' capital
Primary Sector

Blue Sky Meats still needs to tip in 'significant' capital

The Southland company delisted from the USX last year.

Riley Kennedy 06 Oct 2023
Why A2 Milk's strike at Synlait exclusivity deal could be 'strategy move'
Primary Sector

Why A2 Milk's strike at Synlait exclusivity deal could be 'strategy move'

Milk marketer maintains it doesn't want out of deal with NZX-listed milk manufacturer.

Rebecca Stevenson 06 Oct 2023
MPI's review of 30-year-old stock crates standard due by end of year
Primary Sector

MPI's review of 30-year-old stock crates standard due by end of year

Riley Kennedy 04 Oct 2023
ASB's new risk appetite for export lending
Primary Sector

ASB's new risk appetite for export lending

Pattrick Smellie 04 Oct 2023
Another bounce in milk prices will spell some relief
Primary Sector

Another bounce in milk prices will spell some relief

Rebecca Howard 03 Oct 2023
First bulk export for West Coast sand miners
Primary Sector

First bulk export for West Coast sand miners

Oliver Lewis 02 Oct 2023
Yili pumping another $9m into Westland
Primary Sector

Yili pumping another $9m into Westland

Rebecca Howard 25 Sep 2023
Investors catch a glimmer of hope after Synlait's full-year net loss
Primary Sector

Investors catch a glimmer of hope after Synlait's full-year net loss

Rebecca Howard 25 Sep 2023
Happy Valley Nutrition has a shot at being saved from liquidation
Primary Sector

Happy Valley Nutrition has a shot at being saved from liquidation

Staff reporters 22 Sep 2023
Fonterra's NZ assets may come under microscope
Primary Sector

Fonterra's NZ assets may come under microscope

Rebecca Howard 21 Sep 2023
King Salmon earnings rebound
Primary Sector

King Salmon earnings rebound

Staff reporters 21 Sep 2023
Fonterra reports massive jump in FY net profit
Primary Sector

Fonterra reports massive jump in FY net profit

Rebecca Howard 21 Sep 2023
Fonterra isn't just looking to trim fat
Primary Sector

Rebecca Howard: Fonterra isn't just looking to trim fat

Rebecca Howard 21 Sep 2023
West Coast sand miners seek to expand
Primary Sector

West Coast sand miners seek to expand

Staff reporters 21 Sep 2023
Dairy prices lift
Primary Sector

Dairy prices lift

Staff reporters 20 Sep 2023
A2 Milk's move may be more about Mataura Valley Milk than Synlait
Primary Sector

A2 Milk's move may be more about Mataura Valley Milk than Synlait

Rebecca Howard 19 Sep 2023
Synlait disputes a2 Milk's right to cancel exclusivity as share price slumps
Primary Sector

Synlait disputes a2 Milk's right to cancel exclusivity as share price slumps

Rebecca Howard 18 Sep 2023
A2 cancels Synlait's 'exclusive' supply agreement
Primary Sector

A2 cancels Synlait's 'exclusive' supply agreement

Staff reporters 18 Sep 2023
Brown: opportunities aplenty in India
Primary Sector

Brown: opportunities aplenty in India

Oliver Lewis 18 Sep 2023
Chinese-owned BX Foods fails to file accounts on time
Primary Sector

Chinese-owned BX Foods fails to file accounts on time

Riley Kennedy 15 Sep 2023
More workers promised under Nat’s primary sector policy
Primary Sector

More workers promised under Nat’s primary sector policy

Staff reporters 14 Sep 2023
Red meat prices squeezed
Primary Sector

Red meat prices squeezed

Riley Kennedy 14 Sep 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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