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Dairy product prices rise for second straight auction
Product prices rose at the Global Dairy Trade auction, gaining for the second straight auction.“The recent strengthening in the Chinese yuan which improves the purchasing power of Chinese buyers, dry conditions in New Zealand restricting milk production and firmer international g...
Primary Sector
Huge offshore salmon farm faces early environmental headwinds
Plans for deep water salmon farming in Cook Strait have run into early opposition, surprising New Zealand King Salmon, which believes its proposals will improve environmental outcomes.However, King Salmon chief executive Grant Rosewarne still believes that resource consent hearin...
Primary Sector
US beef producers leapfrog NZ for China access in new trade deal, but...
A range of import restrictions affecting New Zealand beef exporters to China will be swept away for their American competitors as part of the new 'phase one' US-China trade deal signed in Washington DC on Wednesday.However, US producers will continue to face tariffs on beef as hi...
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Primary Sector
Rio Tinto reiterates Tiwai position as aluminium prices stay weak
ASX-listed mining giant Rio Tinto is lobbying on both sides of the Tasman as it seeks cheaper energy for its aluminium smelters.The majority owner of the Tiwai Point smelter said the aluminium industry continued to face low profitability in what it described as challenging condit...
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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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