Two meat processors have joined forces to take over the tannery operations of Wallace Group.

Criticism levelled at meat companies for taking the wage subsidy by some media and commentators has been labelled ill-informed and stupid.

Meat company ANZCO Foods recorded its best-ever revenue of $1.7b and a net profit before tax of $30.6m for the year ended 31 December 2019.

Meat processing companies have gained praise for the way they handled the challenges around COVID-19 from an unlikely source – the union.

Farmers are hoping that processing capacity at meat plants will return to normal within a month.

The country’s second-largest milk processor is warning its suppliers to expect lower milk prices in the months ahead as milk supply around the world increases.

Silver Fern Farms says it is helping sponsor new charity – Meat the Need – so its farmer suppliers can donate meat to those New Zealanders who need it most.

OPINION: Reports that the Alliance Group – the country’s biggest meat processing company – did not operate during the Easter holiday period defies belief.

Shareholders and suppliers of Alliance Group are upset that the country’s biggest meat processing company did not work during the Easter holiday period while other companies did.

Trade Me says livestock sales are now permitted on its online platform, while New Zealand is at COVID-19 alert level 4.