ASB's Market Update as of Wednesday 29th September with ASB's Head of Service and Sales David Bell.
The recent spate of wet, cold and windy weather across most of the country has affected farmers with stock and property damage.
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Dairy is again leading the way in our trade as buoyant export numbers continue to eat away at our trade deficit.
Quad bike safety on farms is under the spotlight again as police say a young Waikato farmer killed earlier this week would have been saved by a crash helmet.
Labour Agriculture spokesperson Damien O’Connor says the Government is leaving farmers hanging with its latest ruling on foreign land sales.
The relief effort is underway to help the Southland farmers worst hit by last week’s snow storm.
The Labour Party is calling for GST on fruit and vegetables to be scrapped to encourage healthy eating.
New Zealand lamb’s reputation in the UK may have been dented following a newspaper report about disclosure of the halal practice.
Fonterra’s annual result announcement on Thursday brought some welcome relief to weather-hit dairy farmers across the country.
The week-long Southland storm is now a medium-scale adverse event.
