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Economic weather report: Butter prices surge with other dairy commodities

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Bernard Hickey delivers an economic weather report in association with ASB showing that butter and other dairy commodity prices have surged in recent months, even in New Zealand dollar terms despite the rising exchange rate. This presents some good news for the Fonterra payout and the rural economy. Watch the video on Youtube here. It is also available on our video page here. See our dairy commodity price charts here.