Rabobank reports that the future global outlook is clearer and more hopeful than it has been for months.

Carpet maker Cavalier Corporation says its revised strategy to trade in only woolen carpets is paying dividends.

The demand for Wiltshire sheep is “incredible and unbelievable”, according to the country’s major breeder of the sheep that sheds its wool.

NZ agriculture is set for what looks likely to be a generally profitable season in 2020/21, with most sectors seeing average to above-average pricing, manageable cost inflation, and production holding up well.

RaboResearch senior analyst Emma Higgins says resilient Chinese demand is helping dairy prices remain high.

OPINION: Earlier in 2020, we found the primary sector in an optimistic mood, as the NZ economy turned to our food producers to see us through an uncertain time.

Dairy farmers can expect a lift in the forecast milk payout if dairy prices continue to climb.

New Zealand beef and sheep farmers are facing more than 25% less income in the season ahead.

The IFCN (International Farm Comparison Network in dairying) has been around for over 20 years but this year due to Covid-19 it got a lot more active. 

The country's second-largest milk processor says it isn’t surprised at the big drop in whole milk powder prices at the last Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.