ARCHIVES
Agri leads the pack in climate change preparedness
20 December 2017
New Zealand’s primary industries are used to dealing with changing seasonal patterns and have got themselves more prepared than others to respond to the growing threat of climate change, although there are still gaps that need filling.
Synlait moves into domestic fresh milk market
20 December 2017
Synlait is building a new packaging facility to become Foodstuffs South Island’s exclusive supplier of its private label fresh milk and cream from early 2019.
Parker retains faith in WTO despite no progress
20 December 2017
A New Zealand-led plan to rein in global agricultural subsidies failed to make progress at a meeting of World Trade Organisation trade ministers in Buenos Aires last week.
Dairy commodity prices retreat
20 December 2017
A sharp drop in prices at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction held overnight was not the result NZ farmers were looking for ahead of Christmas. The GDT Price Index fell 3.9%, its largest drop since early March.
Reality check needed on foreign ownership fears
19 December 2017
A policy change on foreign ownership of primary industry assets would likely create negative long-term implications for the aspirations of high-growth sectors, ANZ report says.
PM says primary sector can lower its emissions
19 December 2017
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Climate Change Minister James Shaw don’t want to spook the primary sector with their planned goal to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2050.
Govt to conduct strategic review of dairy sector in 2018
19 December 2017
The government is to introduce legislation that will prevent the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (the DIRA) from expiring in the South Island ahead of a strategic review of the dairy sector next year.
NZX to extend dairy derivatives trading hours
19 December 2017
NZX will extend the trading hours of its dairy derivatives market in July 2018, subject to regulatory approval.
GDT expected to deliver mixed results
18 December 2017
Results at this week's Global Dairy Trade auction are expected to be mixed. A lift in whole milk powder (WMP) prices is expected while skim milk powder (SMP) prices are expected to fall.
Synlait B2C ambitions look like medium-term move
18 December 2017
Synlait Milk’s ambitions to move into consumer dairy products is likely to be a medium-term goal because its immediate commitment is to adding a fourth drier, ramping up R&D and introducing new packaging solutions such as sachets, says First NZ Capital.
