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BusinessMarch 16

MIE says merger could save billions

Billions of dollars could be saved through red meat industry rationalisation and consolidation, a report commissioned by Meat Industry Excellence says.
BusinessOctober 22

Alliance nomination rejection criticised

Meat Industry Excellence has slammed Alliance Group for rejecting the nomination of Fonterra director John Monaghan in its upcoming director elections, saying it shows why the sheep and beef industry is in ''such a mess''.
BusinessJune 12

Meat group 'shifting gears'

Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) says it is ''shifting the gears of reform'' in the red meat sector following recent meetings with industry leaders.
BusinessJune 4

Plan for sheepmeat upturn - report

New Zealand's sheepmeat sector must retain sufficient scale and market presence to be able to capitalise as conditions improve in established export markets, a newly released Rabobank report says.
Plan for sheepmeat upturn - report
Plan for sheepmeat upturn - report
BusinessMay 29

Meat industry reform push ongoing

Meat Industry Excellence is continuing its push for red meat industry reform, having secured a farmer mandate for change.
BusinessApril 15

Red meat group seeks mandate

Organisers of a red meat industry meeting in Christchurch tomorrow are seeking a written mandate from farmers, including a possible commitment to a new entity.
BusinessApril 5

Focus on national farmers' mandate

The newly formed Meat Industry Excellence Group says its initial focus is on gaining a national mandate from farmers for industry change.
EditorialMarch 15

Red-meat sector at crossroads

The message might constantly be given, and it has been reiterated recently by Beef and Lamb NZ chairman Mike Petersen, that those in the business of food production remain in the ''box seat'' for future prosperity.
Red-meat sector at crossroads
Red-meat sector at crossroads
NewsJuly 22

Sector strategy shows 'encouraging signs'

Meat Industry Association chairman Bill Falconer believes the red meat sector strategy has been "settling down extremely well" since its launch 14 months ago.
Sector strategy shows 'encouraging signs'
Sector strategy shows 'encouraging signs'
BusinessJuly 16

NZ marbled beef to tempt the world

A $23.7 million programme to produce high-value marbled beef for premium markets was announced by Ministry for Primary Industries director-general Wayne McNee yesterday, during the Red Meat Sector conference in Queenstown.
NZ marbled beef to tempt the world
NZ marbled beef to tempt the world
BusinessNovember 27

Meat industry 'must act' on wool

Former Meat and Wool New Zealand and New Zealand Meat Board chairman Jeff Grant believes meat companies Alliance Group and Silver Fern Farms should jointly establish a wool marketing entity.
Meat industry 'must act' on wool
Meat industry 'must act' on wool
BusinessOctober 31

Meat plant closing in 2012

Alliance Group's Sockburn meat-processing plant in Christchurch would close at the end of the 2012 processing season, affecting about 250 jobs, the company confirmed yesterday.
NewsOctober 26

Taiwan trade deal would give meat industry boost

Beef and Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association have welcomed the prospect of a closer trade partnership with Taiwan, saying it is a key export beef market and also a significant sheep meat market.
Taiwan trade deal would give meat industry boost
Taiwan trade deal would give meat industry boost
NewsOctober 23

'Bullish' outlook for export beef

New Zealand export beef production is forecast to lift 3% in the 2011-12 season to 588,000 tonnes, of which 70% will come from prime cattle production, Rabobank's latest beef quarterly says.
BusinessSeptember 30

SFF buys Hawkes Bay plant

Silver Fern Farms' acquisition of the Frasertown sheep processing plant, near Wairoa in northern Hawkes Bay, shows the company's "absolute confidence" in the sheepmeat sector, chairman Eoin Garden says.
BusinessAugust 19

Alliance has faith in world market

Alliance Group expects world meat protein markets to remain strong next year, with lamb prices expected to stay at "$100 plus".
Alliance has faith in world market
Alliance has faith in world market
BusinessAugust 12

Rich joins red meat group

Former National MP Katherine Rich and primary sector leader Graeme Milne have been appointed independent members of the red meat sector strategy's co-ordinating group.
NewsJuly 17

Challenge for rural butchers

Demand for New Zealand meat and meat products might be good for farmers - but it is posing challenges for rural butchers, Federated Farmers rural butchers chairman Mike Hanson says.
BusinessJune 26

Red meat co-products in demand overseas

Exports of red meat "co-products" are offering increasingly important market diversity, contributing a $1 billion boost to the agricultural sector last year.
NewsJune 26

Falling lamb numbers hit works

While a significant lift is expected in the number of lambs born this year, it will take "years" to get back to previous levels, New Zealand Meat Workers Union Otago-Southland secretary Gary Davis says.
Falling lamb numbers hit works
Falling lamb numbers hit works
BusinessMay 25

Funding oversubscribed

An $850,000 contestable fund, established to drive further growth of the red-meat industry, has attracted 10 applications seeking nearly $1.6 million.
NewsMay 4

Strategy to boost meat earnings

A plan has been launched with the aim of almost doubling the value of New Zealand's red meat sector earnings, and participants yesterday said it was a good start.
Strategy to boost meat earnings
Strategy to boost meat earnings
NewsMarch 6

Price of lamb deterring buyers

Consumers are starting to react negatively to the exceptionally high lamb prices, with one overseas customer telling Silver Fern Farms it will not use lamb in its ready-made meals from next year due to a lack of security of supply and price.
Price of lamb deterring buyers
Price of lamb deterring buyers
North OtagoFebruary 18

Meat processing plant tours popular

"It's not a freezing works any more, it's a food processing plant," Alliance Group Pukeuri plant manager Geoff Proctor said, describing North Otago's biggest industry.
Meat processing plant tours popular
Meat processing plant tours popular
NewsFebruary 8

Southern sheep, beef incomes rising

September's storm has turned a potentially excellent year for southern sheep and beef farmers in to a pretty good one.
Southern sheep, beef incomes rising
Southern sheep, beef incomes rising