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Silver Fern Farms' profit boosted by Chinese demand
Silver Fern Farms posted a net profit of $70.7 million for the year to December 2019, up from $5.8 million the year before on the back of higher red meat exports into China.The company, jointly owned by China’s Shanghai Maling Aquarius Limited and farmer-owned Silver Fern Farms C...
Primary Sector
Strict limits as some wood processing resumes
Some wood processors will be cleared to resume limited operations this week in order to ensure supplies of key products during the current lockdown or to avoid costly damage to plant.The Ministry for Primary Industries’ forestry arm - Te Uru Rakau - will oversee a phased increase...
Primary Sector
Meat sector extends season, may cart stock between islands
New Zealand’s major meat companies say they will extend the processing season and add production chains at some plants to ensure they get through current backlogs.The country’s largest processor, Silver Fern Farms, said there was also the prospect of carting stock between islands...
Primary Sector
Processors push wooden construction as part of covid-19 recovery
Making wooden construction a priority in government and public buildings will reduce long-term emissions, boost national income and encourage development of a bigger domestic processing industry, forestry advocates say.Processors are urging the government to implement a national...
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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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