Latest from Meat & Wool New Zealand

China bans Aussie meat imports as Covid-19 tensions rise

Canberra and Beijing have become increasingly embroiled in a bitter row.

Blade shearing still cutting a swathe 150 years on

A shearing milestone has been marked in Waipukurau. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NZ commodity prices edge up in March

New Zealand commodity prices edged higher in March on higher meat and wool prices.

NZ wool market shows improvement

The weak wool market showed some improvement at the latest New Zealand weekly auction.

NZ Merino inks 5-year, $45M contract with Italy's Reda

NZ Merino has signed a five-year, $45 million deal to supply fine wool to Italian luxury fabric manufacturer Successori Reda.

Slipper-maker extends wool contract

Glerups, the Danish woollen slipper maker, has extended its contract with New Zealand woolgrowers to meet increased demand for its product.

Lamb crop forecast to decline

This season's lamb crop is expected to fall by 5.7 per cent compared with last year, says Beef and Lamb New Zealand in its latest season outlook.

Editorial: Saudi sheep farm deal far too woolly

If NZ taxpayers have provided a businessman with a sheep farm in compensation for his loss, it raises many more questions than Minister Murray McCully has been inclined to answer.

Sheep meat price drops 10%

Sheep meat prices have fallen by about 10 per cent over the past two months, driven by a drop in demand in China and difficult conditions in another important export market - Britain.

Change or lose out, meat industry told

<i>Owen Hembry:</i> Meat & Wool's future on the line

Budget 09: Primary investment funding welcomed

Drought and dairying hit national flock

<i>Owen Hembry:</i> Blood is thicker than water, after all

<i>Owen Hembry:</i> Feds dragging chain over electronic tags