Listen to The Country online: Economist Cameron Bagrie on the Middle East conflict

Independent economist Cameron Bagrie spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Alex Burton

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Cameron Bagrie, an independent economist, to take a closer look at the state of the world’s economy in light of the conflict in the Middle East.

On with the show:

Cameron Bagrie:

The independent economist comments on the state of the world economy as war breaks out in the Middle East.

We talk trade implications, interest and exchange rates, inflation, oil prices, equity markets, consumer demand and timeframes for the conflict.

James Robertson and George Dodson:

Today’s Young Farmer panel features the 2019 and 2024 grand final winners.

We discuss the Zanda McDonald Awards and Impact Summit, the safety of Fonterra staff in the Middle East, and the folly of young farmers buying new utes.

Jo Luxton:

Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman is almost voiceless, quite literally, when it comes to talking about her party’s ag policy.

Kevin Bevan:

A Welshman living in Scotland who did his Master’s of Ag Science at Lincoln in the 1980s.

He spent three years in New Zealand and returned to the UK, working for the government farm advisory service and then Scottish beef and lamb.

He’s now an agricultural economist, involved in Ag reform post-Brexit, and works with the Scottish Government.

Listen below: