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Importers struggling to meet demand
A major banana importer says a world shortage has reduced its supply at a time of stronger demand from New Zealanders who have switched from expensive summer fruits.
Catherine Beard: NZ can't afford to miss out on Trans-Pacific Partnership
Catherine Beard writes: Those questioning the value of free trade agreements could do well to examine the results achieved by New Zealand's other agreements.
Stephen Jacobi: Clock ticks on trade talks as detractors grow
Stephen Jacobi writes: If the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not finished soon, we may need to move on to something else.
Sue Kedgley: Kiwis in the dark about irradiated fruit and vegetables
"Irradiated food is anything but fresh," writes Sue Kedgley. So why is the govt bending over backwards to bring more of it in, and remove labels that identify it?
Low dairy prices depress index
ANZ's commodity price index fell for the ninth month in a row in November, as milk powder prices hit five-year lows.
Terms of trade picked to fall further
Falling dairy prices have begun to undermine one of the foundations of the economic upswing, rising national income from the most favourable terms of trade.
World's oldest spice pays off for Vietnam
At a time when commodity producers are enduring a slump in prices for everything, Vietnam's pepper farmers are prospering.
Editorial: NZ well placed to ensure quality
The diversity of the countries within the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation bloc has meant it has stayed on the backburner. Until now, that is.
New vehicle sales jump to record
New Zealand new vehicle sales are on track for the highest ever annual total this year as a buoyant local economy underpins demand.
Editorial: Zapped fruit now standard but consumers need to know
Twenty years ago, the prospect of irradiated fruit and vegetables from Australia going on sale here would have attracted strong opposition.
Anton Blijlevens and Jack Shan: Enforcing your rights at Chinese trade fairs
Kiwi companies are increasingly turning to trade fairs in China as a gateway to the international and Chinese market.
Trade deficit narrows as imports fall
New Zealand posted a narrower trade deficit in August as exports of live animals and dairy products rise and imports from major trading partners declined.
Terms of trade at new 40-year high
New 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.
Clock is ticking for cheap credits
Cheap imported carbon credits comprised 99.5 per cent of the units New Zealand emitters used to meet their obligations under the emissions trading scheme last year.
Dairy drives seventh monthly NZ trade surplus
New Zealand posted its seventh monthly trade surplus in May, led by overseas demand for the nation's primary products such as milk powder, butter and cheese.
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.
NZ Post to expand parcel forwarding service to China
NZ Post plans to roll out YouShop in China - the parcel forwarding service set up to cash in on the surge in online shopping.
Trade surplus widens as dairy drives exports into China
New Zealand's trade surplus widened in March as Chinese demand for dairy continues to soar, driving annual export receipts to new records.
Collins' date followed firm's plea for help
Justice Minister Judith Collins' Beijing dinner came after the company made a formal request to NZ ministers to intervene with the Chinese Govt over import barriers.
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.
Container juggle costly exercise
The bulk of New Zealand's imports come through the Ports of Auckland while the Port of Tauranga is the undisputed king of the export trade.
Trade surplus as exports to China surge
New Zealand posted its third straight trade surplus in January, as sales of dairy products drove record exports to China.
No more cheap Chinese imports, says trade boss
There's no room for shoddy and cheap Chinese exports anymore, says a visiting Chinese trade boss.
Peter Bromhead: Wildly lost in translation
When Mr Yong, assistant marketing manager for a Shenzhen manufacturing company, produced a pair of pink star-shaped nipple covers for my perusal, I began to sense a problem. "No!" I cried, anxiously. "It's tips for chair legs I want."