AgribusinessSlide dashes dairy hopesHopes of a more stable world dairy market were dashed yesterday when GlobalDairyTrade auction prices resumed their downward slide.02 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDollar fall softens commodities slipWorld prices for a basket of New Zealand's export commodities fell 1.3 per cent last month, with dairy products once more leading the decline.02 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessCommodity prices fall for 7th straight monthNew Zealand commodity prices fell for a seventh consecutive month to an 18-month low in September, led by declining dairy prices.02 Oct 01:18 AM
BDBDAgribusinessDollar catches breath after yesterday's slumpThe NZ dollar edged up following its dramatic slump yesterday after the Reserve Bank confirmed speculation it intervened in the currency market.29 Sep 07:57 PM
AgribusinessReserve Bank sells $521m to lower dollarThe New Zealand dollar dropped against the greenback yesterday afternoon after the Reserve Bank released data which confirmed that it had put its money where its mouth was last month, selling $521 million in a bid to push the exchange rate lower.29 Sep 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessNZ dollar drops to 13-month lowThe NZ dollar dropped to a 13-month low today after figures confirmed the Reserve Bank intervened in foreign exchange markets last month in a bid to bring it down.29 Sep 04:35 AM
AgribusinessReserve Bank talking tough on exchange rateThe New Zealand dollar could fall significantly over the next six to nine months and the Reserve Bank would welcome that, says Governor Graeme Wheeler.25 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessTrade deficit shrinks to $472mLast month's trade deficit was an unexpectedly small $472 million as imports exceeded exports by 13 per cent.24 Sep 05:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessTrade deficit narrows as imports fallNew Zealand posted a narrower trade deficit in August as exports of live animals and dairy products rise and imports from major trading partners declined.23 Sep 11:22 PM
AgribusinessKiwifruit exports set to surgeSingle desk seller Zespri says the kiwifruit industry is looking like putting on a growth spurt after the Psa virus cut a swathe through the country's most productive areas from 2010 through to 2013.19 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessBig drop in exports hits trade balanceThe gap between what New Zealand earns from the rest of the world through trade and investment and what it pays widened in the June quarter as falling dairy exports started to weigh on the trade balance.17 Sep 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessBalance of payments deficit hits cyclical low pointNZ's current account deficit rose by $1.4b in the past three months reflecting falling dairy prices and a large revision to investment flows into the country.16 Sep 11:23 PM
AgribusinessEx-Fonterra boss to chair Orion HealthFormer Fonterra boss Andrew Ferrier has been appointed chairman of New Zealand software developer Orion Health16 Sep 02:02 AM
AgribusinessExperts lower forecast for economic growthEconomists have cut their forecasts of economic growth in the current year, the latest quarterly survey conducted by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research has found.15 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessTourism aims to beat ministry forecastsThe tourism industry wants to outperform Government forecasts to cement its position as one of New Zealand's biggest export sectors.09 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessImpact of dairy farming a key election issueNew Zealanders are evenly divided about whether farmers are moving quickly enough to reduce their impact on the environment, a Herald DigiPoll survey shows.07 Sep 05:30 PM
Small BusinessOrganic berry firm's exports doubleBerry company OOB's products will be stocked in all Coles supermarkets across Australia in a major coup for the company.07 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessRussia ban hits NZ exportsRussia's decision to play hardball with Western food producers could not have come at a worse time for the New Zealand dairy sector as the season starts to get into full swing.05 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy prices drop to new two-year lowDairy product prices dropped to the lowest level since July 2012 in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a slump in rennet casein and butter milk powder.02 Sep 10:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessNZ commodity prices fall as dairy prices slideNew Zealand commodity prices fell for a sixth straight month in August, taking the index to a 17-month low.02 Sep 03:00 AM
BDBDAgribusinessTerms of trade at new 40-year highNew Zealand's terms of trade held at a 40-year high in the second quarter, as a high New Zealand dollar pushed down the price of imports, offsetting a decline in exports.01 Sep 12:31 AM
AgribusinessFonterra's new ally sees falling salesFonterra is pinning its hopes on a tie-up with Chinese infant formula giant Beingmate as it pushes into China's lucrative baby milk market.28 Aug 05:30 PM
AgribusinessKey: Only National will deliver major free trade dealsNational is trying to position itself as the only party which will deliver major free trade agreements, saying that Labour's trade policies will be scuppered by any potential coalition partners.27 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessFonterra's $1billion splash-outFonterra says it plans to spend about $1.17 bon taking a 20 per cent stake in China's Beingmate Baby & Child to boost its baby formula aspirations there.27 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessFall in export prices hits trade balanceFalling prices for dairy and forest product exports drove the trade balance into the red last month.26 Aug 05:30 PM
AgribusinessDollar takes a surprise dipThe New Zealand dollar took a sudden and unexplained dip in early trading yesterday, fuelling speculation that the Reserve Bank may have chosen to exploit thin trading conditions.25 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Lenders gobbling up hard-earned cashPeter Lyons writes: It is important that the team in charge of the economy is paddling in the right direction.25 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessNZ wine pops its export corkNew Zealand wine has established itself as a major commodity after exports increased by 10 per cent in volume and value to a record $1.33 billion in the year to June21 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessLogs underpin port resultLog export trade helped offset a 10 per cent decline in Port of Tauranga's container business, allowing the company to report a record underlying profit of $78.3 million for the June year.21 Aug 05:00 PM
