Not Out of the Woods Yet
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
A newly published report by KPMG shows that in the last two years China has been the single biggest offshore investor in the New Zealand dairy sector, placing 28% of the $1.3 billion that came into dairy and milk processing from offshore.
New Zealand grows probably less than half a percent of the global food supply so everything we grow is artisan, says KPMG's global head of agribusiness Ian Proudfoot.
KPMG's global head of agriculture Ian Proudfoot, who is British, says the outcome of the Brexit referendum was plain to see for several months.
Prime Minister John Key's visit to the UK and Europe last week was good timing given the Brexit decision.
Books and music company Amazon is moving into food and you can't ignore the power it will have, says Ian Proudfoot, KPMG's global head of agribusiness.
Coca-Cola entering the market by buying a dairy company should worry Fonterra, says KPMG's global head of agribusiness, Ian Proudfoot.
KPMG's Ian Proudfoot says significant change is coming to New Zealand's primary sector and "farmers that ignore it do it at their peril".
Primary sector leaders interviewed by KPMG predictably rate biosecurity as the top issue for NZ's primary sector.
Origen Green, a marketing brand created by Ireland, is something New Zealand needs to copy and do better and faster.
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
OPINION: Get offside with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at your own peril.