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Dairy product price index dips for sixth time in seven auctions
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Dairy product price index dips for sixth time in seven auctions

By Margreet Dietz Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - The dairy product price index slipped at the Global Dairy Trade auction, moving lower for the sixth time in the past seven auctions, even as whole milk powder gained.  The GDT price index slipped 0.2 percent from the previous aucti...

Margreet Dietz 20 Aug 2019
Dairy manufacturers got better prices in June quarter
Primary Sector

Dairy manufacturers got better prices in June quarter

By Rebecca Howard Aug. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy product manufacturers received higher prices in the June quarter, which helped boost New Zealand producer margins more generally.  Prices received by producers, or output prices, lifted 0.5 percent for the quarter, recovering...

Rebecca Howard 18 Aug 2019
ComCom pushes Fonterra on impact of carbon reductions
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ComCom pushes Fonterra on impact of carbon reductions

By Rebecca Howard Aug. 15 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission wants more information from Fonterra Cooperative Group on what it thinks the cost of cutting carbon emissions will have on the milk price paid to farmers.  Fonterra’s manufacturing sites source around 40 per...

Rebecca Howard 14 Aug 2019
Potatoes vs people: govt moves to protect top vege-growing land
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Potatoes vs people: govt moves to protect top vege-growing land

By Pattrick SmellieAug. 14 (BusinessDesk) - Lifestyle blocks and new subdivisions will be far harder to develop on areas of rich soil under a new national policy statement on highly productive land unveiled for submissions by the government today.In incubation since the 2017 elec...

Pattrick Smellie 14 Aug 2019
Fonterra woes a drag for two biggest shareholders
Primary Sector

Fonterra woes a drag for two biggest shareholders

Rebecca Howard 14 Aug 2019
Meat prices boost July food prices
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Meat prices boost July food prices

Rebecca Howard 12 Aug 2019
Wrightson earnings slide as gloomy farmers cut spending
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Wrightson earnings slide as gloomy farmers cut spending

Paul McBeth 12 Aug 2019
UPDATE: Fonterra scraps dividend on expected FY loss, won't meet debt target
Primary Sector

UPDATE: Fonterra scraps dividend on expected FY loss, won't meet debt target

Rebecca Howard 12 Aug 2019
Farmers even gloomier about economy on heightened trade fears
Primary Sector

Farmers even gloomier about economy on heightened trade fears

Paul McBeth 12 Aug 2019
Fonterra says it won't pay a dividend this year; expects FY loss of up to $675m
Primary Sector

Fonterra says it won't pay a dividend this year; expects FY loss of up to $675m

Rebecca Howard 11 Aug 2019
Was the weak GDT auction a sign of China's weakening purchasing power?
Primary Sector

Was the weak GDT auction a sign of China's weakening purchasing power?

Jenny Ruth 11 Aug 2019
Fonterra to sell down Beingmate stake on market
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Fonterra to sell down Beingmate stake on market

Rebecca Howard 06 Aug 2019
Dairy product prices fall for fifth time in six auctions
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Dairy product prices fall for fifth time in six auctions

Margreet Dietz 06 Aug 2019
King Salmon targets 'open ocean' Cook Strait salmon farm by Nov 2020
Primary Sector

King Salmon targets 'open ocean' Cook Strait salmon farm by Nov 2020

Pattrick Smellie 06 Aug 2019
NZ commodity prices fall in July on slide in dairy, forestry prices
Primary Sector

NZ commodity prices fall in July on slide in dairy, forestry prices

Rebecca Howard 05 Aug 2019
Farmers vs industry on day one of Zero Carbon bill hearings
Primary Sector

Farmers vs industry on day one of Zero Carbon bill hearings

Pattrick Smellie 01 Aug 2019
Marine farmers welcome nation-wide re-consenting rules
Primary Sector

Marine farmers welcome nation-wide re-consenting rules

Jenny Ruth 30 Jul 2019
Promotion or knee-capping? Bridges moves Muller from climate change to agriculture
Primary Sector

Promotion or knee-capping? Bridges moves Muller from climate change to agriculture

Pattrick Smellie 30 Jul 2019
Seeka considers sale and leaseback of Australian orchards
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Seeka considers sale and leaseback of Australian orchards

Rebecca Howard 29 Jul 2019
DairyNZ calls for achievable methane target
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DairyNZ calls for achievable methane target

Rebecca Howard 24 Jul 2019
Livestock Improvement more than doubles FY net profit
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Livestock Improvement more than doubles FY net profit

Rebecca Howard 24 Jul 2019
Wrightson capital return gets shareholder approval
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Wrightson capital return gets shareholder approval

Paul McBeth 23 Jul 2019
Craigmore spends $32M to expand Kerikeri kiwifruit crop by 'more than a third'
Primary Sector

Craigmore spends $32M to expand Kerikeri kiwifruit crop by 'more than a third'

Pattrick Smellie 22 Jul 2019
Rail hubs may not boost Napier Port log trade
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Rail hubs may not boost Napier Port log trade

Gavin Evans 19 Jul 2019
Riley Kennedy
Riley Kennedy

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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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