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After delivering a strong financial year, rural trader PGG Wrightson says the coming months will depend on customer confidence and weather.

Strong competition and tightening supply have seen wool reach its highest prices paid at auction since 2011.

A firm belief in the agricultural sector has kept the PGG Wrightson business going for 175 years, says chief executive Stephen Guerin.

Strong farmgate milk price is helping boost investment on farms, says PGG Wrightson chief executive Stephen Guerin.

Booming primary sector exports are helping lift earnings for farm service providers.

OPINION: Wool farmers believe the future of strong wool still holds promise.

Wool farmers are hoping that efforts by two leading companies to develop a more efficient supply chain would eventually boost farmgate returns.

A day after the ouster of PGG Wrightson’s chair and his deputy, the listed rural trader’s board has appointed John Nichol as the new independent chair.

Listed rural trader PGG Wrightson chair Garry Moore and his deputy Sarah Brown have been voted out by shareholders.

Agricultural support giant PGG Wrightson will pay a dividend this year on the back of an improved performance buoyed by increased optimism in the sector.