Displaying items by tag: exports
Grey economic clouds
Grey clouds still hang over the global economy, says Rabobank in its July Agribusiness review for New Zealand and Australia.
Exports expected to decline
Primary sector export revenue is expected to decline in 2012/13, a Ministry for Primary Industries report shows.
Export values drop
Compared with April 2011, exports of goods fell $799 million (17 percent) in April 2012, to $3.9 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today.
Shift in focus boosts exports
The 3.1% increase in fruit and vegetable exports in 2011 is a great result given the negative impacts of a 6.5% rise in the value of the New Zealand dollar and difficult market conditions in the same period.
Hort exports up 3% to $3.5b
New Zealand's horticulture industry now accounts for $1 in every $13 of exports, with an annual value of close to $3.5 billion.
Dismal summer boosted economy
Recent releases by Statistics New Zealand point to a bumper export performance led by our farm system, largely due to a wetter summer which allowed many regions to increase productivity. However, some dark clouds are gathering.
