Two Major NZ Dairy Deals Completed
Two major acquisitions in the New Zealand dairy sector were completed this week.
OPINION: Synlait's woes show no sign of ending anytime soon.
Milking It wonders hpw long its Chinese majority owner, Bright Dairy, will tolerate the losses.
The sale of Synlait's North Island assets this month will bring some relief.
Also, Synlait has seasoned industry stalwart Richard Wyeth as its new chief executive.
Wyeth was blunt in his assessment. He's bringing the focus back into the core areas of the business and adds that over the last 12 to 18 months, the business has been incredible reactionary, with very little commercial fixability or optionality. Ouch!
Āta Regenerative is bringing international expertise to New Zealand to help farmers respond to growing soil and water challenges, as environmental monitoring identifies declining ecosystem function and reduced water-holding capacity across farms.
Yili's New Zealand businesses have reported record profits following a major organisational and strategic transformation.
Owners and lessees of certain Hino Trucks New Zealand diesel vehicles have just 10 days remaining to register or opt out of a proposed $10.9 million class action settlement.
Silver Fern Farms has successfully produced and delivered 90 tonnes of premium chilled New Zealand lamb and beef to the United Arab Emirates via airfreight.
For the first three months of 2026, new tractor deliveries saw an increase over the previous two months, resulting in year-to-date deliveries climbing to 649 units - around 5% ahead of the same period in 2025.
QU Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has issued a warning saying that global fertiliser scarcity caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to lower yields and tightening food supplies into 2027.
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