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Shopping behaviours continue to evolve
Latest research by agri banking specialist Rabobank and food rescue charity KiwiHarvest says NZ households are spending significantly more on food amid continually changing purchasing and consumption behaviours.
No surprise!
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons the number of vegans in NZ appears to be dropping as fast as the number of Labour MPs now currently in Parliament.
A tale of two hemispheres
Global beef markets continue to be a story of two contrasting parts.
Plant-based meat wilting
The plant-based meat product sector in the US is in a crisis, according to Rabobank's US-based executive director Rabobank Research, Nick Fereday.
What's next for fertiliser?
After extreme market volatility and record-high prices in recent years, global fertiliser prices are expected to settle in 2024, despite uncertainty posed by the Israel-Hamas conflict as it currently stands.
Watch out for whiplash!
'El Nino has officially arrived.’
Farmer confidence hits a new record low
Rabobank's latest rural confidence survey shows a minus 72% confidence reading - eclipsing last June’s historic minus 57% - the lowest in the survey’s 20-year history.
Editorial: The rural doldrums
OPINION: One of the tasks of whatever new government emerges in the coming days and weeks will be to look and see what can be done to restore farmer confidence.
