Sheep meat prices have fallen by about 10 per cent over the past two months, driven by a drop in demand in China and difficult conditions in another important export market - Britain.

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.

A hanging meadow planted in wool may be adapted to create more affordable "green walls" for the rebuilding of Christchurch.

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...

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.