Published 19 August 2006 Dairy farmers are expecting only a minimal rise in gross farm revenue for the coming season, the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry’s 2006 farm monitoring report into the status of the sector shows. The report said farmers were budgeting on an overall 3% rise in milk solid production & an 8% […]
Commodities
Confidence up but MAF predicts only modest growth
Published 2 August 2006 The falling $NZ has brought a surge in confidence, but the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry is predicting only modest growth from the primary sector over coming months. MAF released its latest forecasts on Tuesday for the dairy, meat & wool, forestry, kiwifruit, apples and wine industries for 2006-10 – the […]
Commodities index up 22% on year ago and peaking
ANZ Bank’s world commodity price index rose 0.3% in September to place it 22.2% above the level a year ago, but the bank’s economists said today the strong recovery of the past 2 years may be coming to an end. They said concerns about the US current account could keep the $NZ up for a […]
