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OPINION: The good news keeps getting better for NZ dairy farmers.
Rabobank released its Agribusiness Monthly for March. Here's what the bank had to say about the dairy sector, farm input prices and the weather.
Dairy prices pulled back a bit in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction and it’s mostly to do with New Zealand’s biggest market, China.
Last year's fourth quarter Rabobank Rural Confidence survey found New Zealand farmer confidence rebounding strongly off the back of improved dairy farmer sentiment, with farmers across all sectors more optimistic about the prospects for the agri economy.
Following two consecutive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price rises this year, overall prices now sit at their highest since June 2023.
The worst of the current dairy price cycle may be over, claims Westpac senior agricultural economist Nathan Penny.
Global dairy prices are clawing back lost ground and farmers may need to thank the weather gods for this.
OPINION: The good news keeps getting better for NZ dairy farmers.
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