AgribusinessKiwi company fights for its name in Chinese marketNew Zealand household products company ecostore has launched a legal challenge to protect its intellectual property in the Chinese market.09 Mar 04:30 PM
AgribusinessFonterra spreads infant formula sales in ChinaFonterra has extended sales of its infant formula brand to two more major Chinese cities as it pushes to secure a share of the world's fastest growing baby milk market.09 Mar 04:30 PM
AgribusinessEnd of the white goldrush?Six dead babies - that's what it took to create a whole new market segment for New Zealand's dairy industry.06 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCollins told Oravida its milk was 'nice'Justice Minister Judith Collins said she told milk product company Oravida that it could not use her photograph or name to endorse its products prior to visiting it in China.05 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessCheese the toast of record commodity pricesNew Zealand commodity prices rose to a record in February, as cheese prices surged to a six-year high.04 Mar 01:28 AM
AgribusinessTerms of trade at new 40-year highNew Zealand's terms of trade rose to a 40-year high for the second straight quarter in the final three months of 2013 as import prices fell.02 Mar 11:09 PM
AgribusinessTrade balance back in blackSurging dairy exports to China have pushed the annual trade balance into surplus for the first time in nearly two years.27 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessTrade surplus as exports to China surgeNew Zealand posted its third straight trade surplus in January, as sales of dairy products drove record exports to China.26 Feb 11:38 PM
Small BusinessNo more cheap Chinese imports, says trade bossThere's no room for shoddy and cheap Chinese exports anymore, says a visiting Chinese trade boss.26 Feb 04:00 AM
AgribusinessBaby-milk exporters on edgeInfant formula exporters are on edge before an audit of local manufacturing facilities by Chinese officials next month.25 Feb 04:30 PM
AgribusinessCommodity export boom forecastStrong demand for New Zealand's main commodity exports has prompted the Ministry for Primary Industry to revise up its revenue forecast by $4.9 billion to $36.5 billion.19 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessPrimary exports surge tippedForecasts for exports of dairy products, meat and forestry have been raised by the Ministry for Primary Industries citing growing demand and limited supplies.18 Feb 10:56 PM
BDBDAgribusinessWorld dairy prices fallDairy product prices recorded their biggest drop since early November in the latest global auction, with the volume sold falling to an eight-month low.18 Feb 06:45 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Spread trading risk by sharing export loveImagine you own a business. Would you be happy selling 46 per cent of your top product to just one buyer? That is how New Zealand sells its milk powder to China.15 Feb 04:30 PM
AgribusinessWestpac raises NZ growth forecastsWestpac has revised up its NZ growth forecast for 2014 to 4.2% and expects the Kiwi dollar to remain high against the US and Aussie dollars.10 Feb 11:39 PM
AgribusinessAussie patriotism alarmingAustralian supermarkets are dropping New Zealand-made products even if an alternative cannot be sourced locally, producers say, as concerns increase about whether the patriotic shut-out on foreign goods could expand to more product lines.07 Feb 04:30 PM
AgribusinessRussian minister sees FTA in 2014NZ Trade Ministry spokesman says access for agricultural products to customs union is key sticking point.02 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionStephen Jacobi: Busy year looms for trade negotiatorsNews that China may have become the world's largest trading nation had an air of inevitability about it, writes Stephen Jacobi. Yet even as we learn to ride the Chinese wave, we need to keep our options open.23 Jan 08:30 PM
AgribusinessRecord activity for Ports of AucklandPorts of Auckland has notched up its best two months and an analyst says it has seized container volume share back from Port of Tauranga.14 Jan 04:30 PM
AgribusinessBangladesh ferry deal defendedGovt defends decision to award $8m ferry contract to a Bangladesh firm14 Jan 02:55 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: The world's watching you FonterraHerald business editor Liam Dann says the new Fonterra recall needs to be kept in perspective - but the world is watching the dairy giant much more closely now.13 Jan 09:45 PM
AgribusinessLogs to China drive export growthThe export of logs to China is driving an increase in the value of NZ's forestry products - now worth more than $4.5 billion a year.13 Jan 08:57 PM