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Rabobank welcomes signing of Red Meat Profit Partnership
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 12:32 pm | Rabobank
Agricultural banking specialist Rabobank has welcomed the recent signing and successful contracting of the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP). More >>
No longer low-cost milk ‘down under’
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 10:43 am | Rabobank
The traditionally low-cost pasture-based dairying regions, such as New Zealand, have lost their cost advantage as input prices have risen, and now compete on the global market with a similar cost of production to producers with more intensive farming ... More >>
Indonesia – islands of opportunity for NZ agriculture
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 1:17 pm | Rabobank
Indonesia is emerging as a market which needs large volumes of food and agricultural products to satisfy its fast-growing consumer demand. And New Zealand is well placed to capitalise on this demand and grow trade with Indonesia – a significant neighbour ... More >>
New Zealand farmer confidence hits five year high
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 12:41 pm | Rabobank
The latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey – completed late last month – has showed New Zealand farmers are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for both their own enterprises and the overall agricultural sector. More >>
NZ wine ‘icon’ receives agribusiness leadership award
Friday, 18 October 2013, 2:36 pm | Rabobank
New Zealand wine industry luminary Sir George Fistonich has been named the recipient of the 2013 Rabobank Leadership Award for his outstanding contribution to agribusiness. More >>
China ‘dreaming of a white river of milk’ – industry report
Monday, 14 October 2013, 3:13 pm | Rabobank
China’s demand for dairy imports is set to grow for at least the next two years, as its local milk production struggles under structural change in the supply chain, a new industry report has found. More >>
Mild confidence boost in NZ beef sector – Rabobank
Friday, 4 October 2013, 2:32 pm | Rabobank
Much improved climatic conditions throughout the winter and a favourable weather outlook for spring have certainly boosted confidence across the New Zealand beef industry, particularly after the challenging drought conditions of summer and autumn, ... More >>
New Zealand ‘beefs’ up presence in China
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 11:27 am | Rabobank
The growing appetite for beef in China – which can’t be met by domestic production in the near-term – is good news for New Zealand exporters, according to a new industry report. More >>
Chinese supply crisis to delay price adjustment, Rabobank
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 12:10 pm | Rabobank
Faced with a local supply side crisis, China is mopping up huge quantities from the internationally traded market – squeezing out many other buyers – adjusting price movements across the global dairy complex. More >>
US emerges as global dairy market competitor
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 4:05 pm | Rabobank
The United States dairy industry is turning its attention outside its own borders and could emerge as a significant competitor to New Zealand in international export markets, a global dairy expert has cautioned. More >>
Big lift in New Zealand farmer confidence levels
Monday, 15 July 2013, 12:08 pm | Rabobank
New Zealand farmers are reporting a significantly improved outlook for the year ahead, with a big rally recorded in the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey. More >>
Nominations open for prestigious leadership award
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 11:48 am | Rabobank
Nominations are now open for the prestigious annual Rabobank Leadership Award – a key recognition of achievement in, and contribution to, New Zealand and Australia’s food, beverage and agribusiness sectors. More >>
ASEAN tigers offer growth op's for NZ's dairy sector
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 4:17 pm | Rabobank
Burgeoning demand for dairy among consumers in the ASEAN-6 group of countries is creating substantial trade opportunities for dairy export countries including New Zealand, according to a new industry report. More >>
Domestic beef prices expected to firm – Rabobank Beef Report
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 3:01 pm | Rabobank
Rabobank forecasts New Zealand’s beef prices to firm next quarter, as supplies tighten after the higher, drought-induced slaughter volumes, and forecasts of a wetter-than-average winter also encourage producers to retain stock. More >>
Global commodity prices to drift down -shift will be limited
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 10:52 am | Rabobank
The 2013/14 dairy season officially commenced on June 1, and with the drought behind them, New Zealand’s producers are gearing up for a better season on the back of higher commodity prices, according a visiting dairy analyst. More >>
Rabobank boosts regional leadership team
Monday, 1 July 2013, 11:11 am | Rabobank
Rabobank New Zealand has announced the appointment of two senior bankers to regional management positions – Bruce Weir and David Clarke – who take on roles in Northern North Island and Northern South Island, respectively. More >>
Rabobank Dairy Quarterly Report, Q2 2013
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 12:04 pm | Rabobank
Prepared by the bank’s Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory division, the Rabobank Dairy Quarterly report provides an update on dairy production and consumption trends in key global markets. More >>
Young Wyndham Farmer Takes Out Top Farm Management Prize
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 4:06 pm | Rabobank
Southland farmer Murray Kennedy, from Wyndham, has received the 2013 Rabobank Farm Managers Program prize for his project focussed on efficiency and productivity gains, while jointly building his own farming aspirations. More >>
NZ sheepmeat – perfect storm highlights industry challenges
Monday, 3 June 2013, 4:52 pm | Rabobank
The New Zealand sheepmeat industry has been riding a ‘rollercoaster of returns’ in recent years, according to agribusiness banking specialist, Rabobank. A perfect storm of high supply, strong local currency and weak consumer demand has reduced ... More >>
Enrolments to close for farm business management program
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 1:43 pm | Rabobank
Applications are to close at the end of this month for this year’s Rabobank’s Executive Development Program, Australasia’s leading agricultural business management course for leading primary producers. More >>