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Pork industry works with MPI to solve pig surplus issue
It took several conference calls on Friday and some work to sort the logistics over the weekend, but the pork industry and Ministry for Primary Industries are confident they have averted a looming animal welfare issue.Last week the pork industry said its farmers would be forced t...
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Queues grow for meat processing space
Meat companies Silver Fern Farms and Alliance Group are reporting a “dramatic lift" in livestock numbers waiting to be processed as their plants are down to half capacity under covid-19 rules.In a note to its suppliers yesterday, Silver Fern Farms said queue times at its 14 plant...
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Cargo planes starting to fill bellies
Air New Zealand Cargo has secured an additional 22 flights for the delivery of high-value goods to Shanghai during the coming fortnight.Regular service hasn’t exactly resumed, but it is a good start and positive news for importers and exporters, said Air New Zealand general manag...
Primary Sector
Letting butchers process pigs 'not enough' - pork industry
NZ Pork has expressed its disappointment with the agriculture minister's decision to allow butchers to process pork for supply to supermarkets and essential food processors only."It is good that they listened but our initial assessment is that won't make any significant change to...
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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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