by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy This will be my final Economic Update. After 19 years I am leaving Federated Farmers. Over the years I have enjoyed providing these […]
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Economic Week – September 8
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Commodity prices weaken again but exchange rate helps The ANZ World Commodity Price Index fell a further 2.9% in August compared to July. […]
Economic Week – August 25
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Fonterra’s cut in forecast milk price Last Friday, just two weeks after revising down its milk price forecast for the season, Fonterra made […]
Hipkins: Labour delivering on FTAs and future prosperity
Delaying progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions isn’t in anyone’s interest, including producers and exporters, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says. In a speech kicking off the 2023 Primary Industries Summit […]
Economic Week – June 23
Banking Survey ResultsThe results are out for Federated Famers latest six-monthly Banking Survey. They show a worsening situation, with significantly higher interest rates, deteriorating perceptions of satisfaction, and more farmers […]
Marr to make his mark as Special Agricultural Trade Envoy
Hamish Marr, a fifth generation farmer from Methven who represents Canterbury on the Federated Farmers Herbage Seed Sub-Section, is New Zealand’s new Special Agricultural Trade Envoy. He takes over from […]
Economic Week – 16 June
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy SOPI paints positive export picture…but… MPI’s latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI), released this week, is forecasting New Zealand’s primary sector […]
Economic Week – April 28
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Severe weather costs estimated Treasury this week released a short 2-page note on the economic impacts from the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, […]
Economic Week – April 14
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Farmer confidence edges up Farmer confidence, which was down for the count in December, lifted from the canvas in Rabobank’s March quarter Rural […]
Dip in red meat exports reflects challenging conditions
New Zealand’s red meat exports dropped by almost a fifth in February as global economic conditions deteriorated. New Zealand exported red meat products worth $885 million during February 2023, a […]
