Thursday 15 October

15th October 2020 By Staff Reporter | news@foodticker.co.nz | @foodtickernz

National

Dairy farm fund Southern Pastures buys Lewis Road Creamery
Stuff

Zespri ‘monitoring situation’ after mystery disease devastates Italian kiwifruit orchards
Newshub

Kiwis urged to be wary of black market avocados
Newshub

Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman to buy NZ’s Part Time Rangers
NZ Herald (sub)

Sheep and beef prices stabilising, but still ‘sensitive’ to COVID-19 resurgence – ASB
Newshub

‘Ready-to-eat’ meat products recalled after listeria found at Pak ‘n Save Blenheim
Stuff

Opinion: Collins pandering to food industry lobby with obesity remarks
RNZ

Why NZX wants to grow dairy derivatives market
Business Desk (sub)

Funding allows the research centre Riddet Institute to probe future of food
Stuff

Dangerous toxin, potentially causing paralysis, closes Northland shellfish beds
1 NEWS

Goat farming in the greater Auckland area
RNZ

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International

Countries Rush to Hoard Food as Prices Rise and Covid Worsens
Bloomberg

MPs reject attempts to strengthen post-Brexit fishing protections
The Guardian

The invisible hand of the market won’t protect our food or fields
The Guardian

Couple hunt for gold in vanilla vines, the orchid fruit commanding ‘insane’ prices
ABC

Food hygiene rating system could be rolled out on Isle of Man
BBC

“Staggering” need: COVID-19 has led to rising levels in food insecurity across the U.S.
CBS News

Growing vegetables in seawater could be the answer to feeding billions
Euronews