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Scales revises forecast up
5 December 2017
Scales Corporation has revised its forecast earnings for the 2017 year based on positive trading results and overcoming a challenging growing season.
Zespri expects growth and rivals
1 December 2017
Zespri is in a global race to capture market share for its SunGold fruit before rivals put other Gold fruit on shelves, it says in its latest five-year outlook.
Craggy Range profit plummets
30 November 2017
Craggy Range Vineyards, the winery owned by the Peabody family based in Havelock North, reported its operating profit dropped by two-thirds in the latest financial year.
Fresh fruit export growth maintained in October
28 November 2017
Trade data for October shows the New Zealand avocado crop will not deliver the export revenue generated in 2016, but gold kiwifruit returns continue to shine.
Myrtle rust spreads
24 November 2017
The plant disease myrtle rust has been found in a new Auckland location, which the Ministry for Primary Industries says is unsurprising with a new infection always likely as the fungus releases spores in the warmer weather.
Seeka lifts profit forecast
22 November 2017
Seeka has lifted its guidance for this financial year’s result from $6.6 million to $7.8m.
Offal might benefit from ruling
10 November 2017
New Zealand beef offal exports might be an early beneficiary of the World Trade Organisation’s decision to decline Indonesia's appeal against a ruling that trade barriers that slashed the value of shipments to the southeast Asian country.
Fruit export receipts rise
7 November 2017
September quarter kiwifruit exports were almost identical to the volume shipped in the corresponding period in 2016 but trade data shows the 2017 returns were higher.
Horticulture wants domestic focus
3 November 2017
Horticulture New Zealand wants the Government to focus its attention on domestic rather than export markets to ensure sustainable growth in the horticulture sector.
Climate forces radical change
1 November 2017
Climate change is having such an impact on Californian farming that businesses are now radically changing their production systems and how they manage water and shifting away from commodity to specialist crops.
