New Zealand Natural Premium Ice Cream is a global franchise network based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operates as an international franchisor of ice cream, frozen yoghurt, smoothie and juice parlours and mini parlours. New Zealand Natural began as a small ice creamery in Christchurch in New Zealand’s South...

BoxRED Corporate are a specialist Australian and New Zealand Agribusiness private equity manager and boutique corporate services and advisory firm with a proven track record in successful Australian and New Zealand Agribusiness project development, operation, and investments and deep linkages to Asian and Pacific markets ABOUT US We are...

Key Points : A rare month of market stability for Indonesia Vietnam continues to grow strongly Thai imports from Myanmar are a key driver of continental SEA live cattle supplies Feeder bulls in northern China selling for $6.97 per kg live Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $3.30 / kg...

Steve Kay writes in his August 7th Beef Central article “Amazing US price bubble …” that “no one remotely forecast what has happened in the young cattle and fed cattle markets this year”. This is a very reasonable statement in the context that trying to predict the specific timing...

The production of beef cattle integrated with oil palm plantations is arguably more efficient than any other production model available today with the exception of Indian dairy buffalo beef. The key elements of this production system are : Cattle graze on native grass growing under the trees on existing...

Ross Ainsworth’s July report with Key Points :Indonesian prices on the rise once again Rapid development of new ESCAS facilities in Vietnam Thai domestic prices and live cattle exports remain strong. Indonesia : Slaughter Steers AUD $3.30 / kg liveweight Ramadan had its traditional affect of causing prices to...

Update : Launching October 2015 The Merkin Group announces  our newly formed joint venture AFSL and Responsible Entity which will, with a heavy weighting on wholesale, sophisticated, high net worth, professional and exempt investors : authorise the expansion of BoxRED’s  current  unlicensed activities into regulated and licensed corporate and...

Ross Ainsworth’s June report with Key Points : Indonesian prices finally stabilise,Ramadan and Lebaran demand likely to ensure that the next price movement for Indonesia is upwards, Presidential elections introduce a new element of uncertainty, Thai live cattle exports to China and Vietnam booming,Cambodia will develop into a future...

The western end of the G56 Hangrui Expressway begins at the China – Myanmar border and runs all the way to Shanghai. It connects the outback of Myanmar to more than one thousand million customers.   The explosion of Chinese transport infrastructure we all hear about is not just...

Wine lovers face sour taste as private equity eyes off Grange Penfolds Grange is in the news again, a month after a 1959 bottle of Australia’s most iconic wine figured in the resignation of New South Wales premier Barry O’Farrell. This time it is attracting attention as the ultra-premium...