Dairy
New Zealand co-op expects two more seasons of low milk prices
Global market conditions for dairy products point to at least two more seasons of low milk payouts in New Zealand,...
New Zealand
Sheep
Kiwi lamb exports set to fall further than first expected
The volume of New Zealand lamb exports is expected to fall by 8.1% during the 2015-2016 season, recent figures from...
Dairy
New Zealand banks stress tested in the face of dairy crisis
New Zealand’s Central Bank has conducted a stress testing exercise on the country’s banks in the wake of a slump...
Dairy
Relaxing of EU quotas not the only factor in global increase in milk supply
The increase in world milk supply is not only due to the ending of milk quotas in the EU, according...
Dairy
New Zealand wades in to blame European farming supports for poor dairy prices
New Zealand has waded into the war of words over who or what is to blame for low dairy prices....
Sheep
New Zealand lamb exports set to fall by 6.3% in 2016
A reduction in the size of the New Zealand sheep flock will lead to a fall in the volume of...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers told by government to 'stand on their own two feet'
New Zealand’s Finance Minister Bill English has ruled out any Government intervention as its dairy sector faces further milk price...
World News
Video: Hundreds of sheep 'lamp-pede' down mountainside
This video of sheep almost cascading down the side of a mountain in New Zealand has proven to be a...
Sheep
Video: Great footage of sheep herding in New Zealand
This great drone video of hundreds of sheep been herded across a field in New Zealand shows the scale of sheep...
Dairy
Handbrake yet to be pulled on Kiwi milk production
Most parts of New Zealand have had good rain this summer despite predictions of drought due forecast El Niño weather...
N.Ireland
'Timing of lamb imports designed to undermine local prices'
The volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia through Belfast port in 2015 is deeply concerning, according to...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy co-op slashes forecast payout (cites overpaying for milk in Europe)
Westland Milk Products, New Zealand’s second biggest dairy co-operative, today announced a drop in its pay-out predictions for 2015-16, saying...
Dairy
Dairy farmers should scrap farm subsidies - New Zealand dairy leader
Subsidies have resulted in Irish dairy farmers propping-up other farmers around Europe who should be allowed to fail. That’s according...
Dairy
There's more pain ahead in the dairy market warns Fonterra CEO
There is definitely going to be more pain ahead in the dairy market, according to Theo Spierings, the Fonterra CEO. Speaking...
Sheep
New Zealand sheepmeat exports hit 15-year high
Sheepmeat exports from New Zealand during November 2015 reached their highest level for the month since 2000, according to AHDB....
Dairy
New Zealand dairy farmers hopeful of market conditions improving in 2016
Dairy farmers in New Zealand are more confident than their beef and sheep counterparts of market conditions improving in 2016....
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers feeling the effects of Global Dairy Trade drop
New Zealand dairy farmers are feeling the effects of the recent fall in the Global Dairy Trade auction according to...
Dairy
'Dairy prices unlikely to reach 2013 levels over next few years'
We’re unlikely to see dairy prices back near the record 2013 levels over the next few years, according to ASB Bank...
