AgribusinessNew product added to dairy trade platformFonterra-owned GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) has added another product line and a new participant to its online trading platform.15 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessChicken's global dominationThe world's appetite for chicken is growing faster than any other meat, while pork consumption is slowing, according to an OECD report.15 Jul 04:10 AM
AgribusinessFonterra milk collection up 10pcFonterra said milk collection across New Zealand for the month of June reached 9 million kg of milksolids, 10.1 per cent higher than the same month last year.07 Jul 02:29 AM
AgribusinessCommodity price index takes fourth hitJune provided further evidence that the terms of trade is headed south, albeit from the most favourable levels in 40 years.02 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessMetro Glass, Scales offer meet resistanceBehind-the-scenes book builds for glass manufacturer Metro Performance and apple grower Scales got under way yesterday.02 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessUK rip-off riles honey firmsManuka honey exporters want the Government to clamp down on "cowboys" bringing the $150 million-a-year industry into international disrepute.02 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessCommodity prices fallNew Zealand commodity prices fell for a fourth straight month in June, led by apples, logs, whole and skim milk powder.02 Jul 01:31 AM
AgribusinessFonterra deal with UK firm tippedSpeculation is mounting that Fonterra is on the verge of securing a profit-sharing agreement with a British dairy producer.01 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessLandcorp considers business case for milking sheepLandcorp, New Zealand's largest corporate farmer, is having a serious look at milking sheep.01 Jul 01:17 AM
AgribusinessWorld dairy prices plunge overnightDairy product prices fell to the lowest level since January 2013 in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, paced by a drop in butter and anhydrous milk fat.30 Jun 10:50 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy drives seventh monthly NZ trade surplusNew 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.26 Jun 11:47 PM
AgribusinessPort of Tauranga deal to bring big shipsPort of Tauranga has signed a freight deal with the Fonterra, Silver Fern Farms and container shipping line Maersk that will facilitate the arrival of 6,500 TEU ships to NZ.25 Jun 09:38 PM
OpinionSandra Kyle and Lynley Tulloch: Future of dairying lies in great outdoorsFieldays is over and tens of thousands of visitors to Mystery Creek have witnessed the future of dairy farming.24 Jun 05:00 PM
AgribusinessDanone: Fonterra misled usFrench food giant Danone was "lulled into a false sense of security" by allegedly misleading information Fonterra gave it months before the botulism scare.23 Jun 09:12 PM
AgribusinessBeef reaches US recordUS beef prices are up 74 per cent since 2009 to the highest on record, after a seven-year decline in the herd left the fewest cattle in at least six decades.23 Jun 03:27 AM
AgribusinessFonterra bids to halt Danone legal actionFonterra's attempt to suspend the legal action it is facing from Danone over last year's botulism scare is due to be heard today in the High Court.22 Jun 09:42 PM
BDBDAgribusinessGrowth will keep rate hikes comingStrong growth in construction led to a 1.0 per cent rise in gross domestic product (GDP) in the March 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.18 Jun 11:08 PM
Agribusiness$1.4b quarterly surplus a recordNew Zealand recorded a $1.4 billion current account surplus in the March quarter, the largest ever.18 Jun 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessFonterra taps China boss for new global ingredients roleFonterra Cooperative Group has tapped the president of its China operations, Kelvin Wickham, to head up the newly created global ingredients18 Jun 03:46 AM
BDBDAgribusinessStrong growth for NZ economy tippedThe economy probably accelerated in the first quarter, supporting the central bank's view that it must press on with interest rate increases to keep inflation at bay.15 Jun 08:14 PM
AgribusinessVelvet touch needed as Wilkins keep eyes on ChinaIt's a long way from netball hoops to jumping through the hoops of doing business in China but farmer Mike Wilkins is aiming as carefully as his former Silver Fern wife.15 Jun 05:00 PM
AgribusinessFarmers buoyant despite potential dairy dropThe mood among farmers at this year’s annual national Fieldays was buoyant, despite the prospect of a drop in the dairy payout in the coming year, event organisers said.14 Jun 03:28 AM
