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RESENDS: UK trade minister pops up into Wgtn, promises 'better deal' for NZ ag exports
Resends to correct typo in first paragraph By Pattrick Smellie Sept. 16 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand should get a better deal for exports of sheepmeat, beef and dairy products into the United Kingdom after Brexit, the British Minister of State for Trade, Liz Truss, said in...
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A2, Synlait shares climb as takeover bid revives optimism about Chinese appetite for milk
By Paul McBeth Sept. 16 (BusinessDesk) - A2 Milk and Synlait Milk shares jumped in early trading as a A$1.5 billion takeover bid for Bellamy's Australia revived optimism that Chinese demand for dairy products remains strong. ASX-listed Bellamy's today said it's received a...
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Primary sector export revenue seen down 0.5% in FY2020
By Rebecca Howard Sept. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Primary sector export revenue in the year ended June lifted 8.7 percent to $46.4 billion but is tipped to ease 0.5 percent as lower export volumes are forecast for most sectors, according to the latest Situation and Outlook for Prima...
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Fonterra's 'Velocity' programme doesn't appear to have delivered - ComCom
By Paul McBeth Sept. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group's 2015 'Velocity' restructuring doesn't appear to have achieved the savings expected and pushed up the dominant dairy exporter's costs used in setting the regulated milk price. The dairy exporter bumped up...
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Riley Kennedy
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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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