What today s dairy auction means for 2021/22 NZ milk price forecast
5 May, 2021 05:35 AM
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Today s dairy auction has reinforced high milk price forecasts. Photo / Supplied
Dairy prices dipped a little at this morning s dairy auction but they have mostly remained elevated, thereby confirming the high farmgate milk price forecasts, analysts said. Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny said the result was consistent with the bank s 2020/21 milk price forecast of $7.90/kg.
Read More Similarly, the result means that global dairy prices remain on the front foot heading into the new dairy season, he said.
After the previous auction late last month, Penny lifted his forecast for the upcoming 2021/22 milk to $8.00/kg.
Water spout forms off Napier coast as city drenched
14 Apr, 2021 05:22 AM
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Water spout spotted over Napier during hail and thunderstorm. Video / Shannon Johnstone / Supplied
A water spout formed caused by ongoing thunderstorms off the coast of Napier tonight.
MetService meteorologist Tuporo Marsters said the water spout was caused by unstable conditions and thunderstorms off the coast of Hawke s Bay late afternoon. It was a convective storm cell that developed just off the coast south of Napier and formed in Clive at 4.48pm, he said.
The water spout formed off the coast of Napier. Photo / Adam Kerry
Many people took to social media to post photos and comment on the hail, thunder and lightning that struck the city s surrounds.
Yule bake or get drenched: Forecasts for you and your loved ones Down Under and in the UK for Dec 25
Yule bake or get drenched: Forecasts for you and your loved ones Down Under and in the UK for Dec 25
23rd Dec 2013 4:44am | By Editor In the Southern Hemisphere they think they re dreaming of a white Christmas, up north they re craving a taste of vitamin D - maybe everyone should be happy to be inside this Christmas Day.
In the UK, there are travel warnings for today (Monday, December 23) with millions of travellers expected to be hit by travel delays courtesy of gale-force winds and heavy rains with the Met Office issuing a severe weather warning.