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ASB has become the first bank to forecast a milk price above $9/kgMS for this season.

In a win for rural advocacy groups, New Zealand’s five largest banks have agreed to keep regional branches open for three more years.

ASB and Pāmu are joining forces with a new Sustainable Progress Initiatives programme designed to accelerate industry-good projects with social and environmental benefits for New Zealand’s agricultural sector.

ASB head of rural banking Aidan Gent is encouraging farmers to speak to their banks when they are struggling.

ASB says the decision to sign on to the AgriZeroNZ joint venture came out of a wish to be a part of the solution.

An $8/kgMS farm gate milk price is still on the cards with less than six weeks left to run this season.

Are Chinese buyers returning to the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions?

The latest ASB quarterly report suggests a more positive outlook for the primary sector compared with previous quarters.

An $8/kgMS farmgate milk price for this season may be out of reach, according to ASB economist Nathaniel Keall.

The absence of Chinese processors at dairy auctions is failing to keep global prices down.