![]() Those in charge continually make ideological regulations that, in my view, increase costs and decrease viability, destroying the backbone of the country so that they can virtue signal at our collective expense. Instead, it seems intent on destroying NZ’s biggest export industry as well. Having screwed up our super revenue earner, tourism, by prolonging the Covid isolation and slamming the immigration doors shut, you’d think the Government would be helping farmers to try to compensate for the drop in international revenue. Have your say by going to .nz or .nz and becoming a Premium subscriber. ![]() Read the full story: Farmers face profit squeeze and told to cut nice-to-haves. This included pausing non-essential capital projects and sharing budgets with trusted advisers, bankers, accountants, and other farmers. ![]() Most farms would be feeling the “profit squeeze” and it was important farmers identified must-haves and nice-to-haves to find areas to trim costs, he said. ![]() DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle said the rising costs hitting the sector were driven by interest expenses (up 39 per cent), feed (21 per cent) and fertiliser (28 per cent) over the past 12 months. Soaring costs and a “profit squeeze” hitting the agriculture sector have prompted warnings that farmers will continue to slash their budgets this year.
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