Be afraid
OPINION: Your old mate hears some of the recent uptick in farmer confidence has slipped since the political polls started…
Alliance Group says their willingness to accept additional livestock from farmers during drought conditions underlines the value of a co-op.
Alliance Group has reported a pre-tax profit of $7.9 million on the back of challenging sheepmeat markets.
Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) chairman Peter McDonald has become the first major casualty of Shanghai Maling's takeover of Silver Fern Farms; he resigned from his post late, last week.
Meat cooperative Alliance has made a pitch for farmers disgruntled by a rival's yes vote for a Chinese joint venture partnership.
Alliance Group is out to entice dissatisfied Silver Fern Farm suppliers and shore up support of its own in 24 roadshows around the country, which kicked off last Thursday.
Any opportunity to cooperate with Silver Farm Farms should continue to be pursued, says Alliance shareholder Jeff Grant.
A farmer-backed consortium was planning to take to Silver Fern Farms a counter-offer to the $261 million buy-in by Chinese company Shanghai Maling, according to conjecture within the industry.
A research project is being launched to examine consumers' appetite for healthier, more nutritious New Zealand lamb and new lamb-based products.
Leading meat processor and exporter Alliance Group submitted a bid for Silver Fern Farms (SFF) prior to the company's capital-raising process getting underway as part of ongoing discussions with SFF.