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High-value agri airfreight exports fall 5% - MPI
Airfreight exports of perishable and high-value live products fell 5 percent in the first three months of the year, as US sales growth wasn't enough to offset declines in New Zealand's biggest markets of Australia and China. The Ministry for Primary Industries' economic update...
Primary Sector
MPs move to prevent forestry price controls
The forestry sector has had a small victory over its minister with Parliament’s environment committee limiting the potential for a new industry regulator to interfere in commercial agreements between growers and log buyers. New legislation intended to establish a register of l...
Primary Sector
Farmers reliant on five countries for animal feed: MPI
The covid-19 crisis and drought conditions have highlighted New Zealand agriculture's reliance on a handful of countries for feed to supplement its grass-fed system, the Ministry for Primary Industries said.The warning, included in MPI's Economic Update for the Primary In...
Primary Sector
$12b red meat sector's election wish list
New Zealand's red meat sector wants policy settings that address the conversion of productive farmland to forestry, tackle non-tariff barriers to trade and adopt a practical approach to water resource management. In its pre-election policy blueprint, Beef + Lamb New Zealand an...
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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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