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Market watchers split over GDT price drop
Was last week’s 3.4% drop in the Global Dairy Trade overall price index a warning sign or a temporary dip? Economists are divided.
Lamb prices hold firm
Lamb prices have held up at much stronger levels than expected, says ANZ’s agricultural economist Susan Kilsby.
Optimistic on prices, but with a caution
Dairy farmers can be “cautiously optimistic” that current forecasts will hold, but it will depend on the global economy, says ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby.
More milk means lower prices
Strong milk production in New Zealand is putting downward pressure on global dairy prices.
Milk powder sell-off behind price hike
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.
$6-plus payout looking likely
A farmgate milk price at the upper end of Fonterra’s forecast is now on the cards.
Kiwifruit may be the ticket
Growing confidence in the kiwifruit sector is providing new opportunities for pastoral farmers.
US/China trade wars pose risk
The US trade war with China poses a risk for New Zealand, says ANZ’s chief economist, Sharon Zollner.
Keep up with pace of change
A quality environmental plan will soon be a prerequisite to buying or selling a farm, says ANZ Bank’s head of commercial and agri.
ANZ offers M. bovis assistance package
ANZ says it will provide an assistance package to help Mycoplasma bovis-affected cattle farmers.
