Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
While dairy remains the biggest export earner for the NZ primary sector, it is facing some challenges in the coming two years.
It's now official, in the coming year the value of NZ's dairy, meat and forestry exports will be down significantly - with horticulture holding its own.
The medium term prospects for the meat and wool sector are gloomy based on the numbers in the latest MPI Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI) report.
New Zealand’s food and fibre export revenue is projected to grow to a record level of $55 billion this year.
Labour and logistical issues are singled out in the Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI) report as likely to lead to static or reduced plantings of some crops.
MPI director general Ray Smith is hailing as "phenomenal" news that NZ's primary exports will reach $52.2 billion. This is contained in the Ministry for Primary Industries' latest report on the Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI), as Peter Burke reports...
Export revenue from New Zealand's food and fibre sector is expected to reach a record $52.2 billion in the year to June 30, 2022.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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