The country’s second-largest milk processor is warning its suppliers to expect lower milk prices in the months ahead as milk supply around the world increases.

Australian exports are plunging and this could spell good news for New Zealand beef farmers, according to Rabobank analyst Blake Holgate.

Kiwi dairy farmers are being told to expect a significantly lower farmgate milk price in the coming season, as the global milk market absorbs the impact of COVID-19.

A team of bulls in the US has achieved ‘global essential worker’ status for its role in helping fuel the world’s dairy industry.

The wool industry is in limbo waiting to see what the world outlook is like “once countries start resuming normality of some description”.

Meat Industry Association (MIA) chair John Loughlin says despite the fears about the coronavirus, China still needs to eat. 

Long-time goat industry advocate Garrick Batten questions why NZ meat exporters have not capitalised on the inbuilt and growing Northern American demand for goat meat.

Farm sales were down 21.6% for the three months ended December 2019 versus the year prior ­— but sales look to be lifting.

Fonterra's latest milk collection figures confirm that the global dairy market is tipped slightly in favour of demand.

Meat and dairy prices are strong and horticulture is leaping ahead, yet farmer and business confidence in the primary sector remains low – especially dairy.