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EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 8 MIN

The Country 19/05/26: Cameron Bagrie talks to Jamie Mackay

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Independent economist comments on a 4.1% rise in global food prices over the past two months, what it means for NZ farmers, and why rising global bond yields are keeping the NZ dollar in the US 58–59c range. Plus, the May 27 OCR decision, fuel and fertiliser pressures, the BNZ buy-up, what’s in the Budget for farmers — and why, in the end, it could be worse: we could be in Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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