Good wools hit high note
Well-prestented wool sold strongly in a rising Napier auction on Thursday.
Wool stains could stop processing
Dye-stained wool unsuitable for scouring could be problem for years because of the high volume being stored, New Zealand Woolscouring chief executive Nigel Hales says.
Lamb lack should boost prices
Static or falling lamb numbers in New Zealand will be a barrier to continued growth in the lucrative United States market, The Lamb Company president and chief executive Tony Ruffo says.
Less fat on meat income
Scott Technology revenues have jumped in the last year but its automated equipment for meat processing plants played a lesser role.
Cultivar developer will defend seed rights
PGW Seeds invests a lot of money every year developing new cultivars and associated technologies and is prepared to vigorously protect its intellectual rights, New Zealand general manager David Green says.
Spray markers can cripple wool prices
Claims for wool tainted by spray markers and raddle have been settled by New Zealand Woolscouring and it urges farmers to separate tainted fleece in the shearing shed and thrown in the bin.
Positive PGW talks up crown jewel
PGG Wrightson is hinting at good profits but says it is too early in the trading year to be guiding for any change in the expected operating earnings of above $30 million.
Full dealing for agents in new StockX system
An enhanced StockX livestock trading platform has been relaunched, four years after the original site opened.
Livestock trade goes virtual
PGG Wrightson started talking in 2014 about looking for game-changers as part of the business strategy and now believes it might have unleashed a good one.
MIA big guns next up in China
Meat Industry Association leaders are going to China in the first week of November to push for regulatory approvals for more New Zealand companies and meat plants to export chilled products there.