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NZ Merino has signed a five-year, $45 million deal to supply fine wool to Italian luxury fabric manufacturer Successori Reda.
Wool prices up at first auction of 2016
Wool prices rose at the first auction following the Christmas and New Year holiday period, helped by the lower New Zealand dollar.
NZ wool prices ease in first sale of season
The prices eased in the first sale of the new 2015/16 season as demand weakened.
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NZ heads for lowest wool clip in 6 years
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NZ wool auction volumes set to climb 83pc next week
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Sheep meat price drops 10%
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High NZ dollar biggest risk to farm, forest exports
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Lower prices for NZ producers in first quarter
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Hanging meadow points way to cheaper Christchurch rebuild
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Dairy keeps title as 2011 commodity king
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Logs and dairy fall, kiwifruit up in latest commodity index
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