Rural Business news
Prices lift slightly in the latest GDT event
Whole milk powder has the biggest impact on Fonterra’s farmgate milk price.
Scales sells two orchards to Craigmore Sustainables for $34m
Long-term agreement covers apple packing, storage and marketing.
Trade Minister Todd McClay in Italy for G7 meeting
'Hustling on the world stage': Trade Minister excited about G7 invite.
Solar farm to grow crops beneath its panels
“We’re looking at ... blueberries ... ranui berries and vegetable crops as well.”
'The task ahead is complicated': Synlait lives to see another day – what next?
Minority shareholders voted in favour of a loan to Synlait Milk at a special meeting.
Annual food prices drop for first time in six years - fruit and veges lead the way
Good news for the inflation fight as food prices continue to ease, Stats NZ figures show.
A2 Milk to vote in favour of Bright Dairy loan to Synlait
Synlait waiting for vote on $130m loan
NZ cheese export value falls but US celebrates record exports this year
US says its cheese exports were "impressively" up across all major varieties.
Synlait Milk chairman: Vote or die wondering
Synlait chair George Adams is urging minority shareholders to vote at Thursday's meeting.
'Any cut-back now is not good': Forestry slump could hurt future biofuel supply
New data shows a sharp decline in new forest plantings in New Zealand.
New house at Gibbs Farm sculpture park on NZ's Best Homes with Phil Spencer
'Leveraging our innovative reputation in the pursuit of creating remarkable homes'.
Wool season solid but prices still need to lift significantly
Some wool types approaching three-year highs but not enough for farmers to reap rewards.
Sealord gives new buy Independent Fisheries a long line to keep living up to its name
Canterbury company set to continue its 70 years of family history and values.
Editorial: We need houses, but not at the expense of our food bowls
OPINION: The Government needs to be careful about an open slather approach to housing.
Demand for NZ red meat exports up in most markets - except China
NZ exported red meat products worth $1.1 billion for the month, 3% up on May 2023.
GDT takes a 6.9% plunge
Nearly all prices took a nosedive in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction.
Apple exporter challenges Luxon to make Japan trip bear fruit
Exporter wants Japanese regulator to relax costly biosecurity rules.
Rural Property
Property report: Rural market hits a low but there’s hope for the future
Sponsored content: GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate's monthly look at the rural market.
Govt opening door for more foreign buyers to purchase NZ farmland: Labour
'It’s a major concern, we’re a sovereign country we need to ensure we control our future.'
A new home for Piquet Hill Farms
After more than half a century on Te Akau hill country, Piquet Hill Farms is moving.
Business news from around NZ
Close eye needed on potential petrol price gouging - Consumer NZ
Many motorists say they are paying more for fuel than their neighbouring towns.
'Disastrous during storms and crashes': Downer power workers face job cut proposal
Union says workers at nine depots across the North Island in talks today over job future.
Second major bank cuts mortgage rates
Falling inflation today provided more good news as banks start cutting interest rates.
More Rural Business news
Australian law passes to end live sheep exports by sea
Australia to outlaw live sheep exports by sea.
Is a regulated structure still right for today's $4b kiwifruit export industry?
Critical mass and scale saves the sector's bacon time and time again.
Kiwifruit industry 'booming', licence and orchard prices fall
Fewer orchards staying in families as syndicate ownership picked as a growing trend.
NZ exports reach all-time high in May
Surge in trade with US beefs up New Zealand's exports.
Mixed news for growers in Zespri's new returns forecast
Record crop size, record per hectare returns for one variety, but per tray forecast dips.
'Returns have never been worse': Avocado grower frustrated with industry
Allan Dickinson urges anyone considering planting avocados to think again.
Food price inflation running out of steam in latest stats
Cheaper chicken and lamb, big drop in fresh produce prices, but bank warns of 'payback'.
Farming community says rural banking services as important as competition
'The issue around rural banking is actually even broader than the issues around lending.'
Why apples could be in short supply
NZ Apples and Pears said the exportable crop was 11 per cent lower than estimated.