Allan Barber

Part two of Allan Barber's perspective of the New Zealand meat industry. He finds a more productive industry, but one still very focused on itself rather than consumer needs

Part two of Allan Barber's perspective of the New Zealand meat industry. He finds a more productive industry, but one still very focused on itself rather than consumer needs

Allan Barber looks at the past, present and future of the meat industry

Allan Barber looks at the past, present and future of the meat industry

Allan Barber wonders if Fonterra has actually captured the 'value' and 'velocity' gains from its new focus on value extraction

Allan Barber wonders if Fonterra has actually captured the 'value' and 'velocity' gains from its new focus on value extraction

Allan Barber investigates the issues being raised by disgruntled shareholders of Silver Fern Farms over the Shanghai Maling deal

Allan Barber investigates the issues being raised by disgruntled shareholders of Silver Fern Farms over the Shanghai Maling deal

Allan Barber talks to John Loughlin and Sam McIvor about the direction each plans to take, and how they will manage their respective organisations

Allan Barber talks to John Loughlin and Sam McIvor about the direction each plans to take, and how they will manage their respective organisations

Inefficient farmers unhappy with performance of inefficient subsidy payers. How invasive Government distorts rural fundamentals

Inefficient farmers unhappy with performance of inefficient subsidy payers. How invasive Government distorts rural fundamentals

Allan Barber asseses what's at stake for Silver Fern Farms over the Shrimpton/Gallagher 'requisition'

Allan Barber asseses what's at stake for Silver Fern Farms over the Shrimpton/Gallagher 'requisition'

In a world increasingly sceptical about trade agreements and more focused on short term patch-protection, it will be our food safety systems that will keep access open for our food exports

In a world increasingly sceptical about trade agreements and more focused on short term patch-protection, it will be our food safety systems that will keep access open for our food exports

Lower prices, lower processing volumes, and lower profitability casts a pall over the meat export situation in the second half of 2016

Lower prices, lower processing volumes, and lower profitability casts a pall over the meat export situation in the second half of 2016

Allan Barber argues we need to be much more savvy with how we restructure our meat industry enterprises. Offshore investment that links us to large consumer markets is crucial to prosper

Allan Barber argues we need to be much more savvy with how we restructure our meat industry enterprises. Offshore investment that links us to large consumer markets is crucial to prosper

South America's access to both the giant markets in the US and China will pose a significant challenge to the New Zealand beef trade

South America's access to both the giant markets in the US and China will pose a significant challenge to the New Zealand beef trade

Allan Barber assesses Fonterra's disastrous attempts to justify its startling strong-arming of suppliers and thinks these actions point to wider management problems

Allan Barber assesses Fonterra's disastrous attempts to justify its startling strong-arming of suppliers and thinks these actions point to wider management problems

Allan Barber surveys Fonterra's unrelenting optimism and wonders whether its latest result was really as good as it could have been and if the dairy giant really is now in a more robust condition

Allan Barber surveys Fonterra's unrelenting optimism and wonders whether its latest result was really as good as it could have been and if the dairy giant really is now in a more robust condition

Allan Barber reviews the main rural industry research drives but finds the number focused on genuine added value products are not large. But there are some significant ones

Allan Barber reviews the main rural industry research drives but finds the number focused on genuine added value products are not large. But there are some significant ones

Allan Barber wonders why it took the SOE so long to action a change of strategy toward high value consumers, suspects it's making a virtue out of necessity

Allan Barber wonders why it took the SOE so long to action a change of strategy toward high value consumers, suspects it's making a virtue out of necessity

Allan Barber reports problems continue with the NAIT tracking and transfer systems and there appears no urgency by the system operators to sort them out

Allan Barber reports problems continue with the NAIT tracking and transfer systems and there appears no urgency by the system operators to sort them out

Allan Barber says meat companies will be successful if they don't involve paying too much for livestock, focuses on markets, their cost base, and suppliers

Allan Barber says meat companies will be successful if they don't involve paying too much for livestock, focuses on markets, their cost base, and suppliers

AFFCO shines as it gains support from farmers by focusing on efficiency and market success, winning it additional quota allocation

AFFCO shines as it gains support from farmers by focusing on efficiency and market success, winning it additional quota allocation

Allan Barber notes the market fundamentals for sheepmeat are very fragile and unlikely to improve in the short term; there are even question marks over the long term

Allan Barber notes the market fundamentals for sheepmeat are very fragile and unlikely to improve in the short term; there are even question marks over the long term

Allan Barber says that while partnerships help everywhere, it is especially true in China, because it "is different"

Allan Barber says that while partnerships help everywhere, it is especially true in China, because it "is different"

Allan Barber is baffled by the Ministry for Primary Industries' latest outlook report, suggesting it's too rosy

Allan Barber is baffled by the Ministry for Primary Industries' latest outlook report, suggesting it's too rosy

Rapidly changing customer preferences makes it tough for cooperatives to deliver their supplier-shareholders' expectations. Allan Barber reviews how Fonterra, SFF and Alliance deal with the challenge

Rapidly changing customer preferences makes it tough for cooperatives to deliver their supplier-shareholders' expectations. Allan Barber reviews how Fonterra, SFF and Alliance deal with the challenge

Food safety and protection from biological risk are the last of MPIs core priorities, says Allan Barber. He thinks they should be first in another agency's list of responsibilities

Food safety and protection from biological risk are the last of MPIs core priorities, says Allan Barber. He thinks they should be first in another agency's list of responsibilities

The South Island co-ops are turning an industry of ugly ducklings into one on a sound efficient footing. Offer farmers better sustainable choices says Allan Barber

The South Island co-ops are turning an industry of ugly ducklings into one on a sound efficient footing. Offer farmers better sustainable choices says Allan Barber

Allan Barber says the latest SFF results are a watershed and shows that the business is back 'under control'; and without debt, farmer shareholders may get better returns with 50% ownership than 100%

Allan Barber says the latest SFF results are a watershed and shows that the business is back 'under control'; and without debt, farmer shareholders may get better returns with 50% ownership than 100%