by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Welcome to 2023 and the first Federated Farmers economic commentary for the year. It’s been four weeks since my last one so a […]
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Economic Week - 16 September
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy GDP surprises on the upside New Zealand’s economy grew by 1.7% in the June 2022 quarter compared to the March 2022 quarter, according […]
Economic Week - May 6
Commodity prices slip from highs After trending up over recent months the ANZ World Commodity Price Index dropped 1.9% in April compared to March. Dairy prices fell 4.0% month-on-month, driven […]
Government has to release its grip on testing
Blog written by Nick Leggett, CEO, Ia Ara Aotearoa -Transporting New Zealand As the Omicron numbers start to move to more than 1,000 a day, the testing system in New […]
Calling all truck drivers
The trucking industry is calling for all hands to the pump as New Zealand faces an indefinite length of time in the red “traffic light” which will strain the supply […]
Economic Week - January 21
by Nick Clark, Group Manager National Policy A bumper auction This week’s Global Dairy Trade was a strong one, with the GDT Price Index jumping 4.6% compared to the previous […]
Economic Week - 17 December
by Nick Clark, Manager National Policy A bumper issue this week with a flood of economic data. This will be my last economic update for the year. It’ll be back […]
Govt urged to heed the facts and save the live export trade
The government deserves the kudos and international recognition it has gained for its facts-driven stance on handling COVID-19. Federated Farmers has asked it to take the same approach on the […]
Economic Week - December 3
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Terms-of-trade sets new record The goods terms-of-trade rose 0.7% to a new record high in the September 2021 quarter, according to Statistics […]
Economic Week - November 26
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Steady as she goes (up) Although some economists were picking a 50 point hike to the Official Cash Rate, the Reserve Bank […]
