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Alarm over UK farm output drop

An alarming decline in food production at British farms will leave shoppers at the mercy of prices and quality elsewhere in the world, warns a UK farming report.

Terms of trade dip on falling dairy prices

Plain packs - heat on Govt

The Government is being lobbied to bring the tobacco plain-packaging bill back to Parliament for a final vote.

Co-ops need growth cash

Growing global market opportunities and the need to strengthen supply chains are creating a thirst for capital among agricultural co-operatives around the world, rural lending specialist Rabobank said.

Stronger ties a priority for US envoy

The new US Ambassador to New Zealand, Mark Gilbert, is keen on our wine, Brendon McCullum’s batting and the benefits of Trans Pacific Partnership.

NZ wine sales improving in North America

NZ dollar slips on better-than-expected US data

Anthony Healy: Shared Oz-NZ goals need refresh

New Zealand and Australia are currently co-hosting the Cricket World Cup so perhaps this is an opportune time to ask a rather difficult question of our neighbours across the Tasman. Are we really working as a team?

Decision shifts port expansion step closer

Ports of Auckland will start work in April on the first step to reclaim more of the Waitemata Harbour.

Meat prices drop on drought cull

Drought in much of the country is helping to drive dairy prices higher, but farmgate prices for beef and sheepmeat are weakening.

Beer supply falls despite craft brewery boost

A big fall in the amount of beer available has lead to a 2 per cent fall in the size of New Zealand's alcohol supply last year.

Fonterra sticks with farmer payout

Fran O'Sullivan: Economic issues deserve PMs attention

Iraq will inevitably dominate Friday's talks between John Key and Tony Abbott - but it should not obscure progress on the vital transtasman economic agenda.

Simon Terry: TPP backers have questions to answer

ExportNZ's Dialogue article in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks failed to come to grips with the issues that matter.

NZ dollar muted overnight

Forecast brighter for Fonterra

Fonterra's board will have reason for cautious optimism when it meets tomorrow to review its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15.

Falling kiwi helps offset log price decline

The falling dollar has helped to offset declining export log prices, says AgriHQ.

NZ dollar's slide against greenback may continue