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Nathan Guy, National's agriculture spokesman, criticised a proposal to declare the North Island free of Mycoplasma bovis, saying it distracts from eradicating the disease across New Zealand. Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has asked officials to study the feasibility of the plan.
Possible cattle movement restrictions between the North and South Islands could disrupt New Zealand cattle flows and schedule prices, which are higher in the North.
farmersweekly.co.nzAnnette ScottMar 12, 2018After 22 past neutral disease events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -1.4% to +0.5%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
