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The Country
25 Jan, 2022 12:00 AM2 mins to read

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Today on The Country Jamie Mackay caught up with Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell to talk about another lift in the forecast milk price (for the 21/22 season) to a record mid-point of $9.20/kgMS.

On with the show:

Miles Hurrell:

The chief executive of Fonterra announces another lift in the forecast milk price (for the 21/22 season) to a record mid-point of $9.20/kgMS.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:

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Peter Newbold:

The GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at the state of the rural market, where forestry investment and carbon farming is shutting some sheep and beef farmers out of the market.

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