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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
New Zealand's Machi penalised for adding sulfites to ground beef
Food manufacturer and wholesalers Machi, operated by Diversity Foods Limited and based in Auckland, New Zealand, has been fined NZD$10,000 (US$6,700) by local authorities for adding sulfites to ground beef.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Scepticism over New Zealand's plan to get unemployed residents to join agriculture sector
New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries has recently launched a $4.5 million recruitment campaign to fill a 10,000-job gap across agricultural and primary sectors left by the country's prolonged border shutdown due the COVID-19 pandem ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
New Zealand's Golden Bay aquaculture sector sees threefold growth
The mussel industry in Golden Bay, New Zealand is expected to increase threefold and is tipped to require over 100 new employees in the next seven years, Stuff reported.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Demand for New Zealand's whole milk powder leads to higher prices at Global Dairy Trade auction
Prices at a Global Dairy Trade auction rose sharply on the morning of July 8 due to strong demand for New Zealand's biggest export, whole milk powder (WMP).
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
New Zealand pork sector urges government to review policies relating to migrant workers
New Zealand's pork industry is facing a serious manpower shortage and the sector has urged the government to review current policies on skilled migrant workers.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
New Zealand red meat exporters to gain from ASF
New Zealand red meat exports are set to benefit from African swine fever (ASF) as the disease impacted pig herds and restricted pork production across the globe, Newshub reported.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
New Zealand very dependent on animal feed sourced from other countries
New Zealand's agriculture sector's dependence on animal feed from other countries has become more apparent in recent times as the COVID-19 pandemic and drought struck the country.
Friday, June 12, 2020
New Zealand's meat industry joins criticism of EU trade offer
Beef and Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association denounced a leaked European Union trade offer that retains current small quotas and adds high tariffs for livestock, Stuff New Zealand reported.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
New Zealand livestock farm profits plummets by 20%
New Zealand's livestock farmers will face inflation-adjusted pre-tax farm profits drop by a fifth this year, lower by NZD25,800 at NZD104,400 for the season ending June, reported NZ Herald.
Friday, May 22, 2020
New Zealand government buys 2,000 local pigs weekly
With thousands of pigs in New Zealand unable to be transported to the local market, the government has agreed to buy some of the surplus pork at cost, up to a maximum of 2,000 pigs or 112 tonnes per week, reported Stuff.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
New Zealand needs to fill 1,000 dairy jobs
With the COVID-19 outbreak making the migrant workforce unavailable, it is predicted that the dairy sector in New Zealand will need to fill 1,000 jobs in time for Moving Day on 1 June -- the first day of the new dairy season, reported Radio ...
Friday, April 24, 2020
India's Nagaland reports no ASF cases
According to an April 22 report by Eastern Mirror, amid reports of pigs dying in the neighbouring states due to swine fever, Dr Michael Imchen, VAS at Veterinary Hospital Dimapur, says that no cases have been reported in Nagaland.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Sealord of New Zealand offers seasonal work to people with jobs impacted by pandemic
New Zealand's leading seafood company, Sealord, has invited people looking for work as a result of COVID-19 to join them for the approaching hoki season.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
New Zealand's dairy gains help export increase
The value of New Zealand's total goods exports rose by NZ$212 million (4.5%) from February 2019 to reach NZ$4.9 billion in February 2020, due to an increase in the value of dairy products, according to Stats NZ.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
New Zealand's dairy farm sales remain slow
New figures from the Real Estate Institute show New Zealand's dairy farm sales remain slow, with only one dairy farm recovering in Canterbury in the last nine months.

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