The trade deal with the EU is a slap in the face for New Zealand farmers, Federated Farmers says. “That the Europeans’ protectionist mindset on livestock products remains entrenched is sadly not a surprise but the very small quotas agreed are considerably worse than we expected,” Feds President and trade spokesperson Andrew Hoggard said. New […]
Trade
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 the European Union. If anything, with all the extra uncertainty, cost and supply chain disruption from COVID, Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine and tense geopolitical […]
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. This was down 11.0% compared to the three months ended April 2022 and down 10.4% on the three months ended May 2021. For the full […]
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 agricultural policies that Europe is seeking to adopt – policies that will have major implications for New Zealand food producers exporting to Europe. With 800 […]
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 time for the Government and Minister O’Connor to deliver on their end of the bargain. In a 2020 public webinar hosted by The New Zealand […]
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 for Primary Industries, is forecasting stronger than previously expected growth in export revenue. Overall food and fibre export revenue for the year to 30 June […]
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 to conclude an Agreement in Principle approaches. European Trade Ministers are due to meet this week to consider the formal revised offer to New Zealand, […]
Organic medicinal cannabis a huge opportunity for NZ
“New Zealand organically grown and manufactured medicinal cannabis products will be in huge demand internationally, taking the country’s newest industry to a whole new level in the future,” says Carmen Doran, chief executive of Helius Therapeutics. Her comments follow the Government announcing a $32.2 million joint project with New Zealand’s largest and only organic certified […]
Co-ops work hard to blunt fertilizer price roller-coaster
War in Ukraine, disruption to global supply chains, galloping shipping prices, food security concerns…it’s hardly surprising that when Ravensdown’s Mike Whitty is asked for a fertilizer situation outlook he says “extreme volatility, and that’s not going to change for the foreseeable future”. Mike, Ravensdown’s General Manager Supply Chain, was the expert speaker in a Federated […]
Economic Week – March 17
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy GDP rebounds Economic activity continued its volatility over the past two years, with December 2021 quarter’s Gross Domestic Product up 3.0% on the September 2021 quarter. That quarter had seen a 3.6% decline so most of that drop was recovered. Comparing the December 2021 quarter with the December […]