Operating Environment
Agricultural, Food and Forestry Export values (as at Dec 2006)
Last year's export values set the scene for our operating environment. At the end of 2006, these exports totalled NZ$21.4 billion FOB (or 65.5 percent) of total merchandise exports of NZ$32.7 billion FOB.
(data sourced from Statistics New Zealand)
Forecast Export Values
This forecast is based on four assumptions about the operating environment: the New Zealand dollar will depreciate against all major currencies, climatic conditions are “normal”, international trade and domestic agriculture policies remain the same and there is no change in the animal disease status of major international producers.
Forecast Overseas air passenger and crew arrivals
Arriving air passengers and crew pose a significant biosecurity risk by bringing risk goods to New Zealand. In the last five years, arrivals of passengers and crew increased by 1 million (6 percent per annum) to 4.7 million in 2006. Passenger and crew arrivals are forecast to increase by 19 percent (3 percent per annum) between 2006 and 2012.
Forests administered by MAF
(as at February 2007)
MAF will continue to manage a number of North Island forests over the coming year. These forests are on land either leased from its Māori owners or owned by the Crown.
| Forest |
Total net stocked area (ha) |
|---|---|
| Māori Leases | |
| Parengarenga 3G | 278.4 |
| Parengarenga A | 4083.0 |
| Onepu | 369.9 |
| Poutu 2F | 781.1 |
| Te Manawa o Tuhoe | 400.5 |
| Rotomahana Parekarangi 6N2B | 63.6 |
| Rotomahana Parekarangi 602B | 110.0 |
| Te Whaiti nui a Toi | 1234.5 |
| Lake Taupo Lease | 12514.9 |
| Lake Rotoaira Lease | 6967.0 |
| Tokorarangi | 1132.6 |
| Kahotea Y | 49.9 |
| Mangaoporo | 180.9 |
| Waipiro A4B | 298.5 |
| Mangahauini 7 | 58.0 |
| Waipiro A5 | 111.9 |
Crown Forests |
|
| Waipoua | 2878.4 |
| Waiuku | 1001.4 |
| Pureora Central | 898.7 |
| Lake Taupo Crown | 532.4 |
| Lake Rotoaira Crown | 48.0 |
| Wanganui | 678.0 |
| Waikune | 146.8 |
| Hapararangi | 273.0 |
| Manutahi | 204.5 |
| Wairakei | 811.8 |
| Total: | 36,107.7 |
Contact for Enquiries
Strategy and Performance Group
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0738
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