El Nino limits water for New Zealand farmers

New Zealand farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops, hitting dairy farmers already feeling the effects of plunging milk prices.
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An El Nino pattern that leads to dry conditions on the east coast of the North and South Islands may be imminent, according to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. Officials imposed restrictions Monday on water flowing from the Opuha dam in South Canterbury that helps irrigate 40,000 acres of farmland.

Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., the world’s largest dairy exporter, said New Zealand milk production through October was 4 percent higher than a year earlier. Dry conditions could slow output in the second half of the season, affecting the economy and curbing growth to about 2 percent, economists say.

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