State Of Grain- Implications of global price and supply of supplementary feeds on the New Zealand agricultural sector

A series of recent global events resulted in record prices for internationally produced feed (IPF) and highlighted the dependence of New Zealand’s livestock industries on imported grain and feed. This report discusses factors impacting the price and supply of IPF, quantifies the New Zealand livestock sectors which feed it and examines the consequences of global supply shortages. It quantifies the current arable industry and investigates opportunities to grow more grain or alternative livestock feeds locally. It also looks at the economic and environmental (nitrogen (N) leaching and greenhouse gas (GHG)) implications of New Zealand dairy farms reducing stocking rates and growing more home-grown feed.

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