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Fonterra hit with $150k botulism fine

Fonterra has been slapped with a $150,000 fine for breaching disclosure requirements to the NZX over the botulism false alarm last August.

Kiwi firm 'Fairest Fairtrader'

A New Zealand business that champions ethically sourced food and beverages has been crowned the "Fairest Fairtrader" at a set of international awards.

Nutricia NZ profit slides 97 per cent in 2013

Nutricia, the New Zealand infant formula unit of French food maker Danone, posted a 97 per cent drop in profit in 2013.

Agri-business leaders fear loss of trade consensus, new regulation

Avocado sales hit record $136 million

New Zealand avocado sales hit $136 million in the season ended April 30, double the previous season's, and setting new records in the export and domestic markets.

Dip in primary exports tipped

The value of primary exports will fall from unusually high levels over the 2014/15 year before recovering steadily in the following three years.

World dairy prices slump overnight

Terms of trade near high

The terms of trade reached the most favourable levels for more than 40 years in the March quarter as export prices rose and import prices fell.

Terms of trade edge closer to all-time high

Comvita buys Timaru-based NZ Honey

Natural health products company Comvita said it had agreed to buy NZ Honey from NZ Honey Producers Co-Operative in a $12.3m.

Milk price slide tipped

Dairy farmers can expect to see a drop in the milk price to around $7 a kg of milk solids .

World dairy prices slip to 15-month low + graphic

Roadblock ahead for NZ log prices

New Zealand log prices appear to have levelled out after a strong run over the last year.

Big wineries look to tap Chinese market

Hawkes Bay wine producers are joining forces to try to cash in on the growing wine market in China.

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.

Regulator seeks more farmers for swaps case

The Commerce Commission says farmers concerned about their interest rate swaps have until the end of the month to contact the regulator otherwise they may miss out on future compensation claims.

Kiwi meat in UK halalbaloo

Religious leaders in the UK want all halal and kosher meat labelled with slaughter methods. With a large chunk of NZ lamb sold there, are our exports at risk?

Brian Fallow: Wheeler fires exchange rate warning shot

Graeme Wheeler pointedly reminded us of his power to intervene if the kiwi dollar continues to climb while export commodity prices fall, writes Brian Fallow.