by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Food prices stay high The annual rate of food price inflation was 8.3% for the year to September 2022, according to Statistics NZ’s […]
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Economic Week – February 18
Next week’s OCR call. Next Wednesday the Reserve Bank will review monetary policy settings, including the official cash rate. It’s the first review since 24 November and a lot has […]
Managing pesticide resistance threat
Pesticide resistance is a serious challenge for the farming sector – decreasing its ability to manage pests and diseases such as Blackspot (apples), powdery mildew (a fungal disease affecting a […]
Suppliers need a fairer deal
With the Commerce Commission’s market study into the retail grocery sector drawing to its conclusion, Federated Farmers is calling for a fairer deal for suppliers. As a representative of food […]
Fonterra lifts farmgate price, food prices down
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Fonterra lifts payout forecast Fonterra has lifted its farmgate milk price forecast for the current 2020/21 season to a range of $7.30-$7.90 […]
Economic Week – February 19
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Seven in a row Continued strong demand from China saw dairy prices increase again in this week’s Global Dairy Trade auction. The […]