Lamb prices have held up at much stronger levels than expected, says ANZ’s agricultural economist Susan Kilsby.

Dairy farmers can be “cautiously optimistic” that current forecasts will hold, but it will depend on the global economy, says ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby.

Strong milk production in New Zealand is putting downward pressure on global dairy prices.

A big reduction in European stocks of skim milk powder (SMP) was behind its whopping 10.3% rise in price at last week’s auction, economists concur.

A farmgate milk price at the upper end of Fonterra’s forecast is now on the cards.

Growing confidence in the kiwifruit sector is providing new opportunities for pastoral farmers.

The US trade war with China poses a risk for New Zealand, says ANZ’s chief economist, Sharon Zollner.

A quality environmental plan will soon be a prerequisite to buying or selling a farm, says ANZ Bank’s head of commercial and agri.

ANZ says it will provide an assistance package to help Mycoplasma bovis-affected cattle farmers.

The benchmarking survey of the New Zealand wine industry took a new turn in 2017, with Deloitte and ANZ collaborating together to provide the report.