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ASB's Market Update as of Monday 31st of August with ASB's Rural Economist James Shortall
Posted: Wednesday, 1 September 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Tuesday 1st of September with ASB's Senior Dealer Richard Mandeno
Posted: Thursday, 2 September 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Thursday 2nd of September with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Friday, 3 September 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Friday 3rd of September with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Monday, 6 September 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Monday 6th of September with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Tuesday, 7 September 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Thursday 29th of July with Rural Economist James Shortall.
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ASB's Market Update as of Friday 30th of July with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Country99TV is a subscriber channel on SkyTV, which focusses on providing interesting, relevant information and entertainment to farmers and the rural community in New Zealand. For more information go to
Posted: Monday, 2 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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Like nearly all of the country, I was home in front of the telly on Saturday for another superb test performance by the All Blacks.
Posted: Tuesday, 3 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Monday 2nd of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Country99TV is a subscriber channel on SkyTV, which focusses on providing interesting, relevant information and entertainment to farmers and the rural community in New Zealand. For more information go to
Posted: Tuesday, 3 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Tuesday 3rd of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
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Posted: Wednesday, 4 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Wednesday 4th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Country99TV is a subscriber channel on SkyTV, which focusses on providing interesting, relevant information and entertainment to farmers and the rural community in New Zealand. For more information go to
Posted: Thursday, 5 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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Sheep and beef farmers versus meat companies - what's new?
Posted: Friday, 6 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Thursday 5th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Friday, 6 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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Rural fraud is flying just under the radar, according to the latest KP MG Fraud Barometer.
Posted: Friday, 6 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Friday 6th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Monday, 9 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Monday 9th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Tuesday, 10 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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t’s a good thing we’re not as fussy about what comes into New Zealand as the Australians seem to be when it comes to Apples.
Posted: Wednesday, 11 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Tuesday 10th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Wednesday, 11 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Wednesday 11th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Thursday, 12 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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The big story? Those global wheat futures that have rallied to a record two-year high with news that Russia, the world's third-largest exporter, has slapped a ban on its wheat shipments as the worst drought in at least 50 years carves up production.
Posted: Thursday, 12 August 2010
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ASB's Market Update as of Thursday 12th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Monday, 16 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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What's really going to change with news that the World Trade Organisation(WTO) has decided in New Zealand's favour on getting apples into Australia?
Posted: Monday, 16 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Friday 13th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Monday, 16 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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What a great start to the week! Fonterra is exonerated after having been linked to another Chinese milk scandal - a bit like the discovery of Viagra, scientists have discovered, by accident, that they have a grass seed that birds can’t stomach
Posted: Tuesday, 17 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Monday 16th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Posted: Tuesday, 17 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Tuesday 17th of August with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Country99TV is a subscriber channel on SkyTV, which focusses on providing interesting, relevant information and entertainment to farmers and the rural community in New Zealand. For more information go to
Posted: Wednesday, 18 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Wednesday 18th of August with Economist Chris Tennent-Brown.
Posted: Thursday, 19 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Thursday 19th of August with Economist Chris Tennent-Brown.
Posted: Friday, 20 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Friday 20th of August with Economist Chris Tennent-Brown.
Posted: Monday, 23 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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Ain’t it funny how an item of news comes along and you somehow feel like everything will be alright.
Posted: Wednesday, 25 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Tuesday 24th of August with Economist Chris Tennent-Brown.
Posted: Wednesday, 25 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Wednesday 25th of August with Economist Chris Tennent-Brown.
Posted: Thursday, 26 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Thursday 26th of August with Economist Chris Tennent-Brown.
Posted: Friday, 27 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Friday 27th of August with Economist Chris Tennent-Brown.
Posted: Monday, 30 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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The Allan Hubbard saga is fascinating if not completely scary for those who have money tied up.
Posted: Tuesday, 31 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Monday 30th of August with ASB's Rural Economist James Shortall
Posted: Tuesday, 31 August 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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It was a big day for business with Fonterra gaining the mandate to introduce share trading amongst its 10,500 shareholders.
Posted: Thursday, 1 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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What a week! Massive protests at the G8 and G20 Summits in Toronto as world leaders battled to come up with clever plans to box on through the global uncertainty. It’s unlikely the top dogs would have witnessed first-hand the protestors’ rioting, police car burning and shop front smash-ups apart from their cloistered view of their TV screens , securely locked away as they were, far from the madding crowd.
Toronto's my hometown - I visit at least once a year to get my mandatory hit of family, friends, maple syrup, Mounties and that good old Canadian hospitality. I adore my native land.
As a kid growing up in Toronto, every weekend would see thousands of Americans pouring across the US-Canada border from urban warfare cities like Buffalo and Detroit to savour the safety and civility of Canadian towns. They called it "Toronto The Good."
My dad, during his term as Chairman of the Toronto Police Commission which represented 7,000 proud police officers, once told me the story of Toronto hosting the International Chiefs of Police Convention. 12,000 police chiefs from around the world congregated. My dad recounted how the then head of the FBI regaled him with tales of how he and his wife would set their alarm clock for midnight, get up and walk the streets until 4 a.m...just because they could! No muggings, no murder, no mayhem. Magic. Mmmmmm.....
And on another occasion, as my father strolled out of his office with the German Chancellor beside him, the politician turned to him and said, "You know, Mr. Westcott, it's the first time in 15 years I haven't had to have a security guard next to me." He delighted in his new-found freedom.
That was then...
“Money Talks” guest Bernard Hickey of interest.co.nz explored the battle going on behind the G20 boardroom doors as the USA’s President Obama pushed for continued stimulus, warning American consumers weren’t ready to go it alone, while European leaders like Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron pushed for a “slash and burn” approach, carving a whopping 25% of the UK’s state sector spending in a tough new budget.
And there’s talk now the banking reforms will be delayed until 2012 and that could see banking capital dry up globally. That’ll be bad news for farmers in the long term – kiss that cheap, easy money from the banks goodbye!
Bernard Hickey’s advice? Farmers need to watch out for a restriction on credit over the next 2 years.
ASB Rural Economist James Shortall pointed out despite the instability in world markets, dairy prices continue to lead growth here in New Zealand, and they’ve been stable for the past 6 weeks. Great news! However, he’s picking that while whole milk powder prices will remain strong, they’re unlikely to hit the record 2008 levels.
But U.S. beef prices are struggling, he says, and have been that way for the past couple of months because American chickens – banned from Russia – have flooded American ovens and barbeques – with probably no end in sight for the next couple of months.
As for South Canterbury Finance? Bernard Hickey argues it’s time for the government to wind it up. He says it’s taxpayers’ money shoring the troubled company up through the guaranteed government loan scheme – and he figures the risks now are just too high.
What do you think? Drop me a line!
- Genevieve Westcott, Host, "Money Talks"
Posted: Friday, 2 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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It may have reached middle age but it’s lost none of its energy. The Young Farmer Contest has been in existence for 42 years now and over that period has developed into the premiere agricultural challenge.
Posted: Monday, 5 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This weeks edition of Country 99 TVs Money Talks show has gone to air with its usual wide-ranging and lively discussion of money matters, particularly as they apply to rural New Zealand.
Posted: Tuesday, 6 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This episode of Straight Talk presents in-depth analysis of all of this week's agri news and current events from our resident experts Keith Stewart and Nevil Gibson.
Posted: Wednesday, 7 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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It’s an historic week in China - and not just because Prime Minister John Key is there talking trade and making friends so we can sell more milk!
Posted: Thursday, 8 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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26- year-old Grant McNaughton had the greatest day of his life on Saturday, winning the National Bank Young Farmer Contest Grand Final in Gore.
Posted: Tuesday, 13 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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One of the lead stories on the Sunday night network news had a union protest, but the fascinating thing was the protesters were a “Who’s Who” of New Zealand’s protest movement over the last three decades.
Posted: Monday, 19 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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Hey You Wealthy Farmers Out There! No More Secret Swiss Bank Accounts To Hide Your Money!
Posted: Thursday, 22 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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There comes a time for everything.
Posted: Wednesday, 28 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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How can the fact that all New Zealanders, not just farmers, have such a great attachment to land seem to come as a surprise to Prime Minister John Key?
Posted: Friday, 30 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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According to “Money Talks” panel guest Nevil Gibson, editor-in-chief of The National Business Review and its annual rich list, NZ billionaires and an increasing number of multi-millionaires spell stable times ahead for our economy, climbing out of two years of uncertainty.
Posted: Friday, 30 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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ASB's Market Update as of Thursday 29th of July with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Country99TV is a subscriber channel on SkyTV, which focusses on providing interesting, relevant information and entertainment to farmers and the rural community in New Zealand. For more information go to
ASB's Market Update as of Thursday 29th of July with Rural Economist James Shortall.
Country99TV is a subscriber channel on SkyTV, which focusses on providing interesting, relevant information and entertainment to farmers and the rural community in New Zealand. For more information go to
Posted: Friday, 30 July 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This episode of Straight talk presents in-depth analysis of all of this week's agri news and current events from our resident experts Gordon McLachlan and Nevil Gibson.
Posted: Tuesday, 1 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This weeks edition of Country 99 TVs Money Talks show has gone to air with its usual wide-ranging and lively discussion of money matters, particularly as they apply to rural New Zealand.
Posted: Tuesday, 8 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This episode of Straight talk presents in-depth analysis of all of this week's agri news and current events from our resident experts Allison Oosterman and Hugh Stringleman.
Posted: Tuesday, 8 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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Queen’s Birthday weekend saw the family bundled into the Landcruiser and off on a much anticipated road trip. It’d been organised for months. Two families sharing a lovely holiday home right on the edge of Lake Rotoiti.
Posted: Wednesday, 9 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This weeks edition of Country 99 TVs Money Talks show has gone to air with its usual wide-ranging and lively discussion of money matters, particularly as they apply to rural New Zealand.
Posted: Friday, 11 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This episode of Straight Talk presents in-depth analysis of all of this week's agri news and current events from our resident experts Brian Gaynor and Rod Oram.
Posted: Tuesday, 15 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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Pssst! You might have heard the whisper “The Fieldays are on” at Mystery Creek. And if you don’t rattle ya dags, you’ll miss it!
Posted: Thursday, 17 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This weeks edition of Country 99 TVs Money Talks show has gone to air with its usual wide-ranging and lively discussion of money matters, particularly as they apply to rural New Zealand.
Posted: Tuesday, 22 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This episode of Straight Talk presents in-depth analysis of all of this week's agri news and current events from our resident experts Allan Barber and Bernard Hickey.
Posted: Tuesday, 22 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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This episode of Straight Talk presents in-depth analysis of all of this week's agri news and current events from our resident experts Liam Baldwin and Keith Hanning.
Posted: Tuesday, 29 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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The latest edition of the Money Talks discussion programme, hosted by veteran journalist John Stewart on Country 99 TV, has gone to air with some lively discussion on the future of Timaru financier Alan Hubbard.
Posted: Tuesday, 29 June 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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As more and more compliance costs load up on farmers you have to ask aren't these just a part of running what are in many cases large scale businesses?
Posted: Monday, 24 May 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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The great country music songwriter Harlan Howard described this genre of music as “three chords and the truth.”
Posted: Wednesday, 26 May 2010
By: Country 99 TV
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The latest edition of Money Talks on Country99TV with host veteran journalist John Stewart was a lively and wide-ranging discussion.
Posted: Thursday, 27 May 2010
By: Country 99 TV
