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Never a dull moment for the NZ$

25 May 12, 5:22pm, Gareth Vaughan
HiFX's Dan Bell says European Central Bank may cut interest rates and get its printing press out again before the all important June 17 Greek election

Integrated kiwifruit marketer 'proves its worth'

25 May 12, 12:21pm, BusinessDesk
Zespri almost triples annual profit on record crop, falling Psa costs

Fonterra farmer rep resigns over TAF

Updated 24 May 12, 4:09pm, Alex Tarrant
Fonterra Shareholders' Council chair resigns due to "lack of comfort" with parts of Trading Among Farmers; Council then announces TAF support

AFFCO’s union dispute finally settled

24 May 12, 12:39pm, Allan Barber
Allan Barber applauds the involvement of Iwi heavyweights in ending this meat industry dispute.  Your view?

April trade surplus shrinks on dairy exports

24 May 12, 12:21pm, BusinessDesk
Weak exports give a lower-than-expected trade surplus in April; down 70% from the same month last year

Livestock prices lift farmers capital values

24 May 12, 12:13pm, Tony Chaston
Lift in animal values not matched by todays product prices

Door open for covered bonds from non-banks

23 May 12, 4:53pm, Gareth Vaughan
Govt Bill allows banks to use assets other than residential mortgages for covered bond security and entities other than registered banks to issue covered bonds in the future

Why sheep farmers convert?

23 May 12, 11:11am, Tony Chaston
Southland farmers say it's not all about the money

Fonterra to tighten TAF rules

23 May 12, 8:46am, BusinessDesk
Fonterra tightens TAF rules to safeguard 100% farmer ownership, following concerns raised about size of new 'shareholders' fund for redemption capital

Rabobank's NZ$19.6m quarterly profit

22 May 12, 4:26pm, Gareth Vaughan
Rural lender Rabobank records 48% rise in March quarter profit despite increase in impairments on loans
22 May 12, 11:00am Fonterra cuts payout forecast
21 May 12, 6:41pm Never a dull moment for the NZ$
21 May 12, 2:10pm Kiwi dollar over-shoots on the downside
21 May 12, 9:37am Pastoral Dairy Investments cans public offer
18 May 12, 4:48pm Studholme dairy plant ready for sale
18 May 12, 3:07pm Searching for durable policy on water management
18 May 12, 1:35pm Demand for pasture fed antibiotic free beef
17 May 12, 3:44pm Fonterra shareholder choices
17 May 12, 12:49pm Price squeeze in Q1
16 May 12, 7:01am Dairy commodities continue price slump
15 May 12, 6:31pm Facing challenges positively
15 May 12, 4:53pm Farm sales slow in April
11 May 12, 4:33pm Never a dull moment for the NZ$
10 May 12, 5:54pm Queensland fruit fly found here
10 May 12, 1:40pm Govt unlikely to guarantee kiwifruit loans
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Rural credit

These charts report the growth in credit used by the rural sector in New Zealand. The data is provided by the RBNZ about one month after the end of each period.