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MPs warned over plain packaging

New Zealand's wine and dairy producers will be forced to export their products without branding in retaliation for Government's introduction of plain packaging of cigarettes.

Kiwi meat in UK halalbaloo

Religious leaders in the UK want all halal and kosher meat labelled with slaughter methods. With a large chunk of NZ lamb sold there, are our exports at risk?

Brian Fallow: Wheeler fires exchange rate warning shot

Graeme Wheeler pointedly reminded us of his power to intervene if the kiwi dollar continues to climb while export commodity prices fall, writes Brian Fallow.

RBNZ may intervene to sell currency - Wheeler

The kiwi dollar dropped half a cent after the Reserve Bank governor said the bank may sell the currency should it remain high while export prices weaken.

World dairy prices slip 1.1pc + graphic

NZ formula could be stuck on wharves

Kiwi infant formula could end up stuck on Chinese wharves - like Kiwi meat exports last year, says the head of an industry group.

Commodity prices fall in April

NZ formula exporters cut to just five

Only five of New Zealand's 13 infant formula manufacturers have been approved to export product into China under new regulations that came into force today.

Sheep and beef farm profits tipped to rise

Sheep and beef farm profits are expected to jump 35 per cent over 2013-14 from last year's drought-affected season.

Where does our chocolate go?

As New Zealand prepares for the Easter break, we thought it was a good time for some chocolate trade statistics.

Turners and Growers buys Apollo Apples

Turners & Growers, has agreed to buy Hawke's Bay-based Apollo Apples for as much as $44.1 million as it looks to meet growing global demand.

World dairy prices slip overnight

Dairy product prices have kept falling in the latest overnight, falling 2.6 per cent to 14-month low, paced by whole milk powder.

Manufacturing expands for 19th month

NZ's "buoyant" manufacturing sector expanded for a 19th consecutive month as domestic demand for goods fuels economic momentum.

Record volumes for Ports of Auckland

The Ports of Auckland said it had handled a record number of containers in March, beating the previous record set last October.

Firms urged to tap Mideast

The Middle East remains an untapped business opportunity for exporters as their focus is dominated by booming Asian markets such as China.

Bryan Gould: Reserve Bank fiddling as exchange rate burns exporters

Even our most successful exporters pay a price for the dollar's overvaluation - ask our dairy farmers, writes Bryan Gould. Export profits are lower than they would be if the dollar was at a more competitive level.

Warning over dairy payout

A substantially lower payout from Fonterra for 2014/15 looks likely after international dairy prices dropped sharply at yesterday's international dairy auction, economists said.

Meat and seafood rises offset dairy's decline in commodities index

World prices for a basket of New Zealand's export commodities flattened out last month as declining prices for dairy products offset widespread gains elsewhere.