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17 March 2004 - Sheep and Beef Farm Input Prices Balance
Prices paid for the basket of goods and services used to operate sheep and beef
farm businesses remained virtually static (-0.2%) between January 2003 and January
2004 according to MWI Economic Service.
27
December 2003 - Mid Season Update: Dollar nibbles at good farm
profits
Meat New Zealand says that farmers have made a real achievement
in securing the fourth-highest profit
in twenty-three years when the New Zealand dollar has been riding so high.
24
November 2003 - Lamb Crop Tells a tale
Exports of New Zealand lamb look set to fall, as New Zealand lamb numbers
are down this spring.
1 August
2003 - Livestock at Start
of Season
“ Sheep numbers
eased 1.0 per cent to 39.15 million head in the year to 1
July 2003”
4 July 2003
- Tougher Season for Sheep & Beef
“Sheep and Beef Farm businesses face a tougher 12 months for the season
to 30 June 2004 than in the last 3 seasons."
17 April 2003 -
Lambing percentage confirmed
New Zealand census information on lambs tailed confirms the MWI economic
Service lamb crop survey percentage figure of 119.2%
13 March 2003 - Sheep & Beef farm output
prices up 3.7%
Price paid for inputs on sheep and beef farms increased 3.7% between January
2002 and January 2003 according to MWI Economic Service
31 July 2002 - Beef Cattle Up - Sheep numbers
hold
"Beef and cattle numbers jumped 5.1% to 5.03 million head in the
year to 1 July 2002"
10 July 2002 - Another good Season for
Sheep & Beef
The outlook for sheep and beef profitability for the year to 30 June 2003
remains reasonable despite the recent surge in the New Zealand dollar.
22 November 2002 - New recording lamb percentage
"The national lambing percentage reached a new record of 124% this spring"
27 December 2002 - Sheep & Beef outlook
still positive
"Sheep and Beef farm profit for 2003-03 eases from last season's
peak due to lower prices for lamb, sheep and cattle production"
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