A big reduction in European stocks of skim milk powder (SMP) was behind its whopping 10.3% rise in price at last week’s auction, economists concur.

A farmgate milk price at the upper end of Fonterra’s forecast is now on the cards.

OPINION: Fonterra shareholders are starting 2019 with high expectations.

MyFarm has bought a 96ha property in Central Otago for its first cherry development.

Well-known Auckland kumara grower Fay Gock, the winner of horticulture’s Bledisloe Cup in 2013, died just before Christmas on December 21, aged 85.

New Zealand commodity prices are likely to feel downward pressure over the year, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

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While horticultural exports rise in value, there are concerns that this growth is being impeded by a mix of tariff and non-tariff barriers.

Primary sectors will have a good start to 2019, with horticulture the likely star performer for the year.

OPINON: Fonterra doesn't have the capital to take Tip Top to its next phase, so selling it now may be beneficial for the co-op's farmers.