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Bumper year for US crops confirmed
17 January 2017
The US had a bumper 2016 for corn and wheat crops with production up significantly from 2015, and stock levels high by December.
Bumper corn harvest set to overload China
21 October 2016
A bumper harvest coupled with the elimination of a state stockpiling scheme in China’s major corn-producing regions has been weighing on domestic prices.
FrieslandCampina to up outdoor grazing premium
7 October 2016
In an effort to escalate the practice of outdoor grazing, Dutch dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina have proposed to raise the outdoor grazing premium.
West Coast horticulture uncertain
21 September 2016
The future of horticulture and the food and beverage sector on the West Coast is uncertain, with the potential for job losses in the processing sector, according to a government report on the region’s economic future.
Record dairy cow slaughter
8 August 2016
New Zealand farmers sent a record number of cows to slaughter in the latest quarter, signalling milk volumes will extend their decline this season and raising the prospect of higher dairy prices.
Pea ban will not dent lucrative industry
5 August 2016
Wairarapa pea growers were taking the pain for a $160 million New Zealand pea industry as they entered a two-year ban on growing peas, imposed by MPI to wipe out an incursion of the pea weevil pest.
Growing Tonga’s premium vanilla
28 July 2016
Heilala Vanilla, New Zealand’s only vanilla grower and manufacturer, is ramping up Tongan-sourced supply due to a global shortage that has seen the price of vanilla beans rocket in recent years.
Zespri looks to North American production
13 July 2016
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri says it will start trials of growing fruit in the North American market in coming months as part of its strategy for year-round supply.
Fewer lemons earn more
12 July 2016
New Zealand lemon growers produced a smaller crop last season, but the industry gained more revenue as demand exceeded supply.
Bumper grain crop even bigger
11 July 2016
Total world wheat production this year is even greater expected, the International Grains Council (IGC) says.
