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Firming forecasts for Fonterra farmers as co-op ups midpoint range
Good news from the co-op caps a festive set of first-quarter results.
October red meat sales 14% down on year before
Not even a healthy rise in sheepmeat export volumes could save returns.
Diversification no walk in the park for farmers
Ag Symposium hears from sector players who have experienced the ups and downs of the market.
On-farm lamb sales get South Island hopping
A good growing season brought a bigger supply of lambs, and they drew the crowds to farms on the mainland.
Synlait bumps up season forecast
Revised forecast milk price aims to provide reassurance to farmer suppliers.
SFF warns lamb may have further to fall
Top brass bring the bad news to scores of suppliers in Gore meeting.
New Rabobank report a tale of two beef markets
Contrasting fortunes for northern and southern hemispheres.
Venison continues to buck red meat trend
Market recovers, with chilled segment holding up in Europe.
Signs China demand for dairy is picking up
Recent economic data has been more positive than expected so this may translate into higher demand over time.
Cool, wet spring fading as weather tends dry
Phil Duncan’s Spidey senses have been warning him about the drier pattern that is now emerging.
Data shows Aus is starting to destock
Processing ramps up in response to worsening dry conditions.
Wine forecast sours but a2 Milk holds steady
Contrast in immediate prospects as market leaders give their 2024 guidance updates.
Look beyond tough start for lamb prices
You don’t have to go far to find a disgruntled sheep farmer, but it may help to remember that we are in the part of the pricing cycle that no one likes, Mel Croad says.
SFF takes a hard look at forecast prices as lamb prices dwindle
Company advises suppliers of significant drop in lamb outlook.
New season strawberries slow and price is low
Growers worried as wholesale prices show unseasonal early slump.
November brings some order to NZ’s chaotic weather patterns
More high pressure will encourage more westerlies over NZ, says Phil Duncan.
Calf-rearing perseverance is paying off
Those who stuck it out against the odds have scored a small and well-deserved win at the saleyards
Agricultural suppliers feeling sales pain
One bright spot is that sector is better at paying its bills on time.
Plenty to bleat about as lamb price tumbles
Schedule prices hit 2017 levels after falling earlier and further than expected.
Headwinds toughen outlook for lamb
Plenty of options for buyers, but signals beyond the farmgate have them feeling cautious.
Global red meat markets continue tough
Drop in exports reflects both last September’s surge and tougher conditions in many key markets now.
Farmers urged to prepare for a different kind of summer
Summer 2023/24 will be running hot and cold, with widely divergent conditions over the North and South Islands.
S&P/NZX Primary Sector Index sinks to 8-year low
The peak of the S&P/NZX Primary Sector Index was in late 2018 and in the five years since the index number has halved.
Forestry set to log worst year in a while
Deep cuts are being inflicted on the industry at home and abroad, writes AgriHQ analyst Reece Brick.
First-time sellers lift yearling bull season
New entrants a highlight amid softer prices in a challenging market.
Peak spring kicks off rise in UV levels
Phil Duncan warns farmers to slip, slap, slop as NZ’s unjustly high rays start to sting.
North Island mustering support for on-farm sales
On-farm trend spreading from south, with six big sales planned before Christmas.
Global food producers commit to regenerative agriculture framework
More than 170 big guns in food production sign up to programme of large-scale, long-term systemic change.
Fonterra tweaks milk forecast
Co-op predicts supply will sit ‘slightly below’ last season.
South Island strong wool warms up bidding
Prices significantly up compared to this time last year.
Yearling bulls on the truck for new homes
Spring auction notches up steady sales of beef bulls.
Dairy prices lift again in latest GDT auction
Supply beginning to tighten on a number of commodities.
Meat export revenue falls 1% in a year
High food prices see consumers in some markets switch to cheaper cuts and cheaper meats.
Record yearling bull price at Twin Oaks
Averages down on recent years, reflecting tough economic times.
El Niño is officially here but effects felt for a while
In other words, the weather pattern has been emerging for several weeks now and many around NZ have noticed the change to milder and drier conditions.
Fonterra units look attractive as plans are executed
Momentum continues from spectacular annual results.
Fire risk grows as dry conditions loom
Arrival of El Niño has fire services on the alert.
Aus red meat production steps up a level
In August, Australia shipped its largest ever monthly volume of sheepmeat, having made no secret of the fact that it is chasing after New Zealand for the top export slot.
Tentative welcome for dairy market lift
Too soon to celebrate after the season dairy has had, analysts caution.
Snow warning for inland Otago, Canterbury
A ‘significant event, and particularly impactful for the rural community given the time of the year’.
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