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Spring delivers renewed optimism for sheepmeat

After a tough 18-plus months, there is now an air of optimism in the sheepmeat market as we hit the start of the 2024-25 export season.

Published in Agribusiness

Co-ops benefit your business

OPINION: How do you keep a farming business viable?

Published in Opinion

Stockfood prices settle down after years of volatility

At the peak, palm kernel went to over $500/ton but it’s now in the mid $300’s, according to J Swap Contractors.

After the volatility of recent years, stockfood prices and availability have now stabilised, according to J Swap Stockfoods general manager Morgan Swap.

Published in Agribusiness

A key part of the team

Jo McLachlan, sales consultant for J Swap Stockfoods (left) and Eureka farmer Dan Hinton.

Having a trusted feed supplier as part of their team is a vital part of a Eureka family's farm business - especially now that they've shifted to autumn calving.

Published in Management

Buyers hunting for right farm

Buyers may be hunting out the right farm to purchase as farm sales drop for the three months ended December 2023.

It could be that buyers are hunting out the right farm to purchase as farm sales drop for the three months ended December 2023. That’s according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

Published in General News

Change in govt could boost farm sales

Uncertainty surrounding product prices, particularly for the dairy and pastoral farming sectors, is weighing heavily on buyers’ decisions.

Recent data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows October was another month in which there were fewer farm sales than at the same time in 2022.

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Westland Milk reports positive season

"I'm more positive now than I was two or three months ago." That's the view of Richard Wyeth, chief executive of Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products (WMP).

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Are dairy prices moving from pain to gain?

Rabobank’s Emma Higgins says slowing global milk production will eventually match the tepid demand and prevent further significant price declines.

A full rebalance of China’s dairy market is not expected in the near future, so dairy farmers in New Zealand and around the world will need to manage through more financial pain in the months ahead.

Published in Agribusiness

Farm sales down, values holding

Farm sale volumes are down but values are holding up.

Recent data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows a 22.5% drop in the amount of farm sales for the three months ended July 2023 than for the same period in 2022.

Published in General News