OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key catches drift on waterwaysThe Prime Minister has finally acknowledged the political reality that there are limits to growth as his Government takes a tentative step towards ensuring dairy effluent doesn't continue to despoil our major waterways.21 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessLandcorp pushing to diversify, says chairLandcorp's decision to take full control of New Zealand's largest red meat genetics business is an example of the state-owned enterprise's push to diversify its operations.20 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessChina trade needs more than logs and milkTwo-way trade with China has doubled every five years since the early 1990s but the historic growth rates may not continue.20 Oct 04:00 PM
Agribusiness'Tighten your belt' call to dairy giantA Marlborough farmer wants Fonterra to stop investment spending and cut staff salaries until milk prices improve.17 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy prices level off at latest auctionWorld dairy prices showed signs of levelling off today with the GlobalDairyTrade price index gaining 1.4 per cent at the fortnightly auction.15 Oct 06:20 PM
AgribusinessGrowth past peak, says agribusiness sectorTightening conditions on global commodity markets have come as no surprise to small to medium-sized agribusiness enterprises, according to an MYOB survey.14 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessReserve Bank's new cartoon - How money worksThe Reserve Bank has released an animated educational video explaining the functions of money in New Zealand.12 Oct 11:05 PM
AgribusinessNgai Tahu Holdings set to growNgai Tahu Holdings is looking for large investment opportunities around the country to broaden its business after making a record profit.08 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessTru-Test in $10m share buybackAgri-tech company Tru-Test Corporation has completed a $10 million share buyback while the stake of major shareholder KTT has been boosted from 21.7 per cent to 39.6 per cent.08 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessSoutherners snapping up North farmsFarmers from southern provinces are moving to Northland to take advantage of the comparatively cheap dairy farms on offer there, according to real estate agency Bayleys.08 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Economy will ride on the exchange rateNew Zealand's "rock star" economic growth of the past couple of years has been attributed to two things: high dairy prices and the Christchurch rebuild.05 Oct 04:00 PM
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
AgribusinessDairy price plunge 'a kick in the guts'Farmers are preparing for an austere 2014/15 season after a major drop in prices at last night's GlobalDairyTrade auction, says Federated Farmers boss.01 Oct 10:27 PM
BDBDAgribusinessNZX offers milk forecasting services to dairy industryNZX is offering a new service for the dairy industry to forecast local milk production and calculate milk prices.30 Sep 09:58 PM
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
AgribusinessFonterra forecasts price dropDairy farmers face a year of serious belt-tightening if Fonterra's latest milkprice forecast of $5.30 per kg of milksolids comes to pass, agricultural commentators said.24 Sep 05:00 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
AgribusinessFonterra cuts milk payoutFonterra has just announced a cut to its forecast farmer payout - from $5.30 a kg of milksolids - down from $6.00.23 Sep 10:20 PM
AgribusinessPrice drop sees farmers get the bluesNew Zealand rural confidence levels have fallen to a two-year low thanks to plunging dairy prices, according to Rabobank's latest quarterly rural confidence survey.23 Sep 05:00 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
