Dairy consumption has increased considerably in recent years, but it is still well below the average for the Asian region.

The Asian region is extremely exciting and active.

We worry that there is a danger that New Zealanders' love of 'clean and green' will mean sentiment, not science drives environmental policy.

April and May are going to be very critical around here. If we continue to see below-average rainfall, things could get ugly.

We are aware of the buildup in TSZ. The scale has increased in recent days and this is a matter of concern to us,

Consumption is up considerably and that trend is not going to reverse itself. Higher oil prices are going to be with us for quite a while, and while I do think it will moderate from the current levels it is definitely going to have an impact, both on consumer spending and on the economy as a whole.