Dairy exports will be least affected by drought and coronavirus with exports up 6.2% to $19.2 billion in the year to June 30, the Primary Industries Ministry predicts. Despite coronavirus panic, drought’s bite and Mycoplasma bovis fears the forecasts for New Zealand’s primary sector remain in positive growth territory.
In the year to June 30 the primary sector will have had 0.5% growth, earning $46.6 billion from exports, the latest Primary Industries Ministry Situation and Outlook report says. So farmers and growers should be positive about their prospects as producers of highquality protein and plant products despite the immediate effects of drought and global fears about coronavirus, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says.