by Luci | Feb 15, 2023 | Default
Deliveries of fresh produce, milk and meat to shops could be delayed in the next few days. Fonterra transport and logistics general manager Paul Phipps saying tanker access is severely limited to farms north of Whangarei and on the Coromandel Peninsula. With road...
by Luci | Feb 14, 2023 | Default
Cyclone Gabrielle has cut a path of destruction across many parts of New Zealand. A National Emergency has been declared, the third time in New Zealand’s history. Communities remain isolated, people have been evacuated from their homes and power remains out to...
by Luci | Feb 14, 2023 | Default
The Government is backing a research project on regenerative farming practices of arable and vegetable crops in Hawke’s Bay. Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor announced $2 million will be spent over six years on the New Zealand-first project. Led by Hawke’s Bay...
by Luci | Feb 14, 2023 | Default
Food prices have shown some signs of moderating with a lift of only 0.3% in January. However, that was before any impact on prices that may now be felt from the damage to crops caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. The annual increase in food prices remains in double-figures,...
by Luci | Feb 14, 2023 | Default
There are signs of increased market demand for our red meat exports. Silver Fern Farms says it appears the sluggish global prices for beef, sheepmeat and venison have bottomed out – although it could be too early to call it a recovery. Chief Executive Simon Limmer...
by Luci | Feb 14, 2023 | Default
Europe’s Ambassador to New Zealand says concluding both bilateral and multilateral trade agreements is top of the agenda. The EU and New Zealand reached an agreement on a free trade deal last June and it is expected to be formally signed later this year coming into...
