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Big call for small beers

Export demand for New Zealand craft beer is expected to triple over the next decade as Asian consumers develop a taste for boutique brews.

Export log prices up after big dip

Export log prices have stabilised and are improving a little, despite conditions in the country's biggest market, China, remaining difficult.

Producer prices fall as dairy declines

New Zealand producers' input and output prices fell in the second quarter of this year as dairy prices declined.

Russia's beef industry rounds up help amid sanctions

Russia is scouring the world for produce ranging from Chilean salmon to Egyptian oranges to fill a big hole left by its ban on Western food imports.

Swamp kauri firm goes under

A swamp kauri company fined for draining protected wetland in Northland's "black gold rush" has failed owing more than $5 million.

NZ unease over Russian food import ban

A one-year ban instituted by Russia on food imports from the West could hurt NZ's dairy trade, even though local exports are exempt, say economists.

Second port to rival Bay for big ships

John Deere and the downside of an abundant harvest

This year hasn't been kind to the US agricultural sector, just ask John Deere, the world's largest manufacturer of farming machinery.

Robots head down the farm

The field of robotics has well and truly taken off in the past few decades, boosted by increasing innovation and a significant drop in the cost of materials.

Commodity prices continue to slide

Commodity prices fell for a fifth straight month, led by whole milk powder, reflecting a build-up of inventory in China and strong local milk production.

Liam Dann: Govt needs to change message on tribal dairy debate

Why are dairy prices falling? Well, if you read industry commentary from places like the United States and Europe they know who's to blame. It's us.

Crafar buyers' new $70m farm deal

Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin confirmed it is aiming to buy a $70 million North Island farm, which would be second-largest foreign purchase of New Zealand land.

Factory-grown produce finds growing market

The old Sony factory in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture is up and running again. But this time it's an indoor farm that is the largest of its kind.

Market premium exports to boost China sales - economist

Kiwi exporters should look to market more premium products to an increasingly wealthy Chinese consumer, says Shanghai-based economist Mary Boyd.

Brian Fallow: US data crucial to the fate of kiwi dollar

Exporters can only hope that the economic news out of the United States this week will reinforce, or at least not reverse.

Westland Milk slashes payout forecast

Milk cut hits rural folk

A sharp reduction in Fonterra's milk price will put the squeeze on the industry and rural communities will feel the brunt of the economic impact.

Strong log price run comes to end

Log export prices have dropped sharply since March because demand in New Zealand's biggest market - China - has fallen while supply has substantially increased.