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High dairy commodity prices likely to ease, but not rapidly – industry report
24-06-2010|Media-Releases
While global dairy prices are expected to ease from current highs – as world supply builds and demand growth begins to slow – the drop is unlikely to be rapid or to occur until later in the year, according to a recently-released industry report. ...
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Last call for applications for this year’s Rabobank Farm Managers Program
23-06-2010|Media-Releases
Applications will close at the end of this month for young farmers to join this year’s Rabobank Farm Managers Program – a course specially designed to strengthen the operational and strategic skills of tomorrow’s farm leaders. ...
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Business growth sees Rabobank relocate New Plymouth branch
07-05-2010|Media-Releases
Business growth in the Taranaki region has seen leading food and agribusiness lender Rabobank relocate to expanded new branch premises in New Plymouth. ...
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Increasingly optimistic sheep and beef farmers buoy New Zealand rural confidence
28-04-2010|Media-Releases
Increasing optimism among New Zealand’s sheep and beef producers has seen the country’s rural confidence levels climb in the first months of 2010, the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has shown. Dairy farmer confidence also remained high. ...
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Farm management through ‘the looking glass’
14-04-2010|Media-Releases
Factoring in the price of carbon, water availability and the expected rapid growth in demand from our Asian neighbours for food and fibre will be all in a day's work for New Zealand farmers in the not-too-distant future. ...
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Promising outlook for New Zealand beef and sheepmeat farmers
29-03-2010|Media-Releases
While demand from traditional markets may still be sluggish, New Zealand beef and sheepmeat farmers are now benefiting from a reduced global meat supply as well as new export opportunities to developing countries whose economies have better weathered the global financial cri...
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Strong global results reinforce expanding local Rabobank operations – CEO
09-03-2010|Media-Releases
Strong global financial results reported by the Rabobank Group reinforce the bank’s continuing expansion in the New Zealand and Australian markets, Rabobank Australia & New Zealand CEO Thos Gieskes said today....
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Primary producers to prepare for the bumpy road to recovery – leading agricultural banker
02-03-2010|Media-Releases
While the improving global economy is expected to have a positive impact on most agricultural sectors, primary producers will need to manage their operations in a potentially volatile marketplace, according to Rabobank‘s group executive country banking Neil Dobbin....
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Rabobank announces appointment of new agribusiness analyst
16-02-2010|Media-Releases
Rabobank Australia & New Zealand has announced the appointment of Marc Soccio as a senior analyst in its Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory division....
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Cautious optimism as recovering global consumption provides leg-up for New Zealand agriculture – Rabobank
08-02-2010|Media-Releases
2010 looks set be a more positive year for New Zealand agriculture as global economic recovery continues to gain momentum, creating a positive impact on food commodity prices and strengthening household consumption against a backdrop of restricted world supply....
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