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Primary Sector
Allied Farmers more than doubles net profit
Allied Farmers said its investment diversification is beginning to pay off.
Primary Sector
NZ trade to China appears unaffected by covid outbreak
The Ministry for Primary Industries says warnings about covid-19 measures in China aren't new, and it knows of no cases in the export sector.
Primary Sector
Winemakers see off shipping bottlenecks with corker earnings
A smaller 2021 grape harvest will stifle winemakers' earnings in the coming year.
Primary Sector
More A2 Milk investors bail after result
A2 Milk shares shed 10% on investor disappointment in outlook, lack of return of excess capital to shareholders.
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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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