A new partnership between Federated Farmers of NZ and the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association (NZTBA) underlines the commitment of both organisations to helping their members be front-runners in caring […]
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Economic Week - July 1
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager National Policy Fonterra’s updated forecast Late last week Fonterra announced an update to its forecast farmgate milk price for the new 2022/23 season. The […]
NZ needs to hang tough on EU trade deal
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ Now is not the time for New Zealand to water down ambitions for a significant, comprehensive and mutually beneficial trade deal with […]
Economic Week - June 24
Farm sales down but prices holding There were 403 farm sales in the three months ended May 2022, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s Rural Market Statistics. […]
European Green Deal could see food become a luxury
By Mark Ross, Chief Executive of Animal and Plant Health NZ Is food set to be a luxury of the wealthy? This is the question that resounds from reviewing the […]
Industry has delivered HWEN, it’s now time for Minister O’Connor to deliver trade premiums
By Macaulay Jones, Federated Farmers Trade and Climate Change Senior Policy Advisor The primary sector has delivered its He Waka Eke Noa Emissions Pricing Recommendation report to Ministers, now it’s […]
Economic Week - 17 June
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy GDP falls The economic roller coaster has continued its rocky ride, with Gross Domestic Product falling 0.2% in the March 2022 quarter. Quarterly […]
Economic Week - June 10
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager National General Policy Strong growth in primary sector exports The Ministry for Primary Industries’ latest update on primary sector exports, the Situation and Outlook […]
New Zealand red meat sector concerned at reports of weak EU agricultural offer
The red meat sector is concerned at reports of a poor quality draft agricultural access offer from the European Union (EU) to New Zealand as an end of June deadline […]
Economic Week - May 27
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Hawk in flight The Reserve Bank this week moved into beast mode in its fight against inflation, with it hiking the Official Cash […]
