Microchipping cows
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
Easing global dairy prices have prompted one bank to drop its forecast milk price for this season by 60c/kgMS.
European dairy co-operative Arla says, from next year, the milk price paid to farmer suppliers will be linked to environmental sustainability.
A downward trend in global dairy prices has triggered a revision of Fonterra’s forecast farmgate milk price for this season.
The 2022-23 farmgate milk price is likely to be one of the strongest on record, says ASB economist Nat Keall.
Resilient global demand for dairy and a weaker New Zealand dollar are pushing this season’s forecast milk price towards a record $10/kgMS.
After a good 2021 season, rising costs are now starting to hit farmers. Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Taranaki rural advisor Amanda Burling says it's time to start planning because the 2023 season could be bumpy.
Successive drops in global dairy prices mean the next season's opening milk price forecast is being trimmed back.
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
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