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ANZCO Foods reports $147m profit

One of NZ's largest meat exporters nearly doubles profit due to strong global demand.

Kiwifruit crop yield lower than expected this season

Zespri expects export volumes of green kiwifruit to be the lowest in the last 20 years.

'Cost-of-farming crisis': Feds' Budget 2023 wish list

Feds says it wants the Government to stop weighing farmers down with regulations.

Annual food prices rise 12.5 per cent, largest increase since 1987

Fruit and vegetables and grocery prices leading the way.

Red meat exports fall, but China numbers recovering

Exports in March dropped four per cent to $1.1 billion, from this time last year.

Opinion: Time for primary sector companies to revisit their margins

Opinion: Nobody wins if processors or suppliers are strong, but farmers are struggling.

Farmers flock to the South Island's last big sale for the season

Over 17,000 sheep were on offer at the Waipiata Saleyards.

Carbon price plummet puts Crown accounts $800m under water

Government efforts to soothe inflation come at a cost.

Bad news for beer-drinkers: CO2 costs ‘through the roof’ for local craft brewery

Garage Project warns it may need to pass higher costs onto customers.

Ikea-linked Dutch forestry giants buy 1600ha more land

Ministerial inquiry into destructive slash examining what needs to change.

RBNZ says falling dairy prices, rising costs, are eating into farm profits

Increasing farm debt servicing costs also singled out as a concern.

Government rush to 5G trips up rural broadband

And why it will be a long time to wait to see if things were set up correctly in 2023.

Ravensdown announces ‘number of changes’ and hints at redundancies

Fertiliser purchases have dropped.

NZ deer velvet exporters promote new uses to buyers in China

Exporters shift focus from traditional medicine buyers to retail food service outlets.

Marty Verry: Forestry wants our carbon, not your debt

Opinion: Kiwi wood processors compete using world's costliest logs, so what's the answer?

Meet the 'Spud King': Millionaire says farming 'better than sex'

Herald journalist Kurt Bayer meets a quiet, self-made millionaire who just loves farming.

NZ produces enough food to survive nuclear winter - study

Research finds NZ could feed itself but a lack of imports could risk agriculture collapse.

NZ needs to 'get serious' about India for its economic future - report

Forget conventional trade agreements, India is "different" and needs a different approach.