New Survey Sees Horticulture Overtake Sheep, Beef as Most Confident Rural Sector

Farm confidence: Horticulturists lead optimism rankings

By RNZ Rural confidence is holding steady on New Zealand farms and orchards, but a new survey shows rising input costs are overshadowing good commodity...

New survey sees horticulture overtake sheep, beef as most confident rural sector

Rural confidence is holding steady out there on New Zealand farms and orchards, but a new survey shows rising input costs are overshadowing good commodity prices.

Extending the run of net positivity

Steady as she goes – rural confidence unchanged and net positive for a ninth straight quarter, as measured by the Rabobank third quarter 2026 survey

Rural confidence stays positive as commodity prices hold

The sector’s mood is so good, Rabobank survey finds, even the horticulturalists are happy.