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North Central Monitoring Report

July 2006

A SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL FORECAST

REFLECTING FARMER AND INDUSTRY PERCEPTIONS

OF FARMING FIGURES, TRENDS AND ISSUES

Contents

(Note: You will need to push the back button on your browser to get back to this table of contents. All the links point to the relevant pages in the sector monitoring reports, Sheep and Beef, Dairy, Arable, Deer, and Pipfruit. This means that the section numbers may differ from those that appear in this report.)

• 1 Introduction
  • How the models were created
  • Calculations used in the models
• 2 Overview of the North Central Region
  • Review of 2005/06
  • Outlook for 2006/07
• 3 Lower North Island dairy
  • The lower North Island  dairy farm
  • Key points
  • Physical factors
  • Financial position of the farm
  • Issues and trends
• 4 Central North Island hill country sheep and beef
  • The Central North Island hill country sheep and beef farm
  • Key points
  • Physical factors
  • Financial position of the farm
  • Issues and trends
• 5 Gisborne large hill country sheep and beef
  • The Gisborne large hill country sheep and beef farm
  • Key points
  • Physical factors
  • Financial position of the farm
  • Issues and trends
• 6 Hawkes Bay/Wairarapa hill country sheep and beef
  • The Hawkes Bay/Wairarapa hill country sheep and beef farm
  • Key points
  • Physical factors
  • Financial position of the farm
  • Issues and trends
• 7 Manawatu/Rangitikei intensive sheep and beef
  • The Manawatu/Rangitikei intensive sheep and beef farm
  • Key points
  • Physical factors
  • Financial position of the farm
  • Issues and trends
• 8 North Island Deer
  • The North Island deer farm
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Production figures and forecasts
  • Financial position of the deer farm
  • Issues and trends
• 9 Kiwifruit
  • The kiwifruit orchard
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Financial position of the orchard
  • Issues and trends
• 10 Viticulture
  • The vineyards
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Production figures and forecasts
  • Financial position of the Marlborough vineyard
  • Financial position of the Hawkes Bay vineyard
  • Issues and trends
• 11 Hawkes Bay pipfruit
  • The Hawkes Bay orchard
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Production figures and forecasts
  • Financial position of the orchard
  • Issues and trends
• 12 Process and Fresh Vegetables
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Production figures
  • Financial position
  • Issues and trends
• 13 Summerfruit
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Production
  • Financial position
  • Issues and trends
• 14 Subtropicals
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Production figures and forecasts
  • Financial position
  • Issues and trends
• 15 Export Berryfruit
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Production figures and forecasts
  • Financial position
  • Issues and trends
• 16 Apiculture
  • Key points
  • Climatic factors affecting production
  • Honey production figures
  • Pollination
  • Live bee movements and exports
  • Financial position
  • Issues and trends
  • Appendix A: North regional monitoring team
  • Download this report as a PDF file [PDF  951K ]

  Acknowledgements

  This report is produced by:
  MAF Policy
  PO Box 2526
  Wellington
  Tel: 64-4-894 0100
  Fax: 64-4-894 0742

  Data collection services provided by Agriculture NZ Ltd and AgFirst Consultants NZ Ltd. Report formatted by Claudia Riley.

  Further copies

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  Wellington
  Tel: 64 4 894 0599
  Email: policy.publications@maf.govt.nz

  Monitoring reports are published in April for pipfruit, and in July for the following sectors: arable, dairy, deer, horticulture, and sheep and beef. Reports for the following regions are published in July: North, North Central, South Central, and South.

  Published by:
  MAF Policy
  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
  Pastoral House
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  PO Box 2526
  Wellington
  New Zealand
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  Fax: 64 4 894 0742

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  © Crown Copyright – Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 2006
  ISSN 1175-3005

  The information in this report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is based on the best information available to the Ministry at the time it was drawn up and all due care was exercised in its preparation. As it is not possible to foresee all uses of this information or to predict all future developments and trends, any subsequent action that relies on the accuracy of the information in this report is the sole commercial decision of the user and is taken at his/her own risk. Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry disclaims any liability whatsoever for any losses or damages arising out of the use of this information, or in respect of any actions taken.

  

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