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Primary Sector
Farm sales tumble as weather and costs bite
The number of farm sales in the three months to Aug 31 fell 38% on the year and 43% compared with the same three months in 2020.
Primary Sector
Protests a reminder that Fonterra's Chile exit won't be easy
Fonterra may update the market at Thursday's result on its plans for both Chile and Australia.
Primary Sector
The truce at Fonterra Chile may be short-lived
The protestors say Fonterra is underpaying them for their milk and they aren't even breaking even. They want to know why.
Primary Sector
Chilean protestors take control of Fonterra plant
NZ officials are aware of the escalating protest action in Los Lagos in southern Chile.
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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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