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 29
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Exports and imports both down August again saw declines in both exports and imports compared to the same month last year. Statistics NZ’s […]
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 […]
Economic Week – August 4
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Ag debt climbs Agricultural sector lending increased in June, according to the Reserve Bank’s monthly Sector Lending Statistics. After increasing by $406 million […]
Economic Week – July 28
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Farm sales down again The Real Estate Institute of NZ’s monthly Rural Data shows there were 217 farm sales in the three months […]
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 – 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 – June 2
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Ag lending falls in April Agricultural sector lending was down in April, ending a run of monthly increases, according to the Reserve Bank’s […]
Kowbucha calf trials showing real promise
Kowbucha™, Fonterra’s methane-busting probiotic solution, could not only be a game changer for our farmers’ push to reduce emissions, but also a global commercial success story for the co-op. Fonterra […]
Sharing data, lessons on better use of surplus calves
It’s a ‘wicked’ problem – highly complex, with various stakeholders who have different versions of what the key issues are. But that doesn’t mean it’s unsolvable, Sarah Bolton told the […]
