Food insecurity
OPINION: Good on the UK'S NFU for battling to get supermarkets to prioritise local farmers' produce.
Export commodity prices have started 2018 on a firm footing thanks in part to the buoyant global trade backdrop.
Westpac senior analyst Anne Boniface says fears of tighter international supplies, particularly for whole milk powder, helped dairy prices squeeze higher in the first few Global Dairy Trade auctions of 2018.
The threat of a big drought is prompting Westpac to contact its farmer clients to see what help they may need.
The number of dairy farms coming on the market is seen as a sign of confidence returning to the industry.
Last night’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction was disappointing relative to market predictions, says Westpac senior market strategist Imre Speizer.
Many dairy farmers are taking advantage of this season’s better payout to regain some of the equity they lost in their farms during the previous two bad years.
OPINION: Good on the UK'S NFU for battling to get supermarkets to prioritise local farmers' produce.
OPINION: Seven of the UK's major supermarket chains have now responded to the call for them to back the nation's…