The risk of the kiwi dollar remaining high is the biggest risk to Government forecasts for growth in the nation's farm, forestry and seafood exports, a new Government report says.

A fall in global commodity prices and the strong kiwi dollar meant New Zealand producers were squeezed in the first quarter.

The dairy industry has been a star performer for decades, but the time has come for others in the New Zealand family of commodities to share the limelight...

New Zealand commodity prices were stable last month, with weakness in logs and dairy products, while kiwifruit prices rose, according to the latest ANZ Commodity Price Index.

A Treasury forecast of a plunging kiwi dollar should mean a surge in the New Zealand primary sector, says a new MAF report.

An Auckland firm has rolled out an ingenious use for the byproducts of an unlikely combo - sheep and coffee.

New Zealand commodity prices edged up to a new record in May, led by kiwifruit at the start of a new season. Prices in New Zealand dollars fell from a record level as the kiwi dollar climbed.

Sheep farmers have until tomorrow to decide whether to back a new wool co-operative.